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Staged Acquisitions: Using Options and Call Rights to Manage Timing and Risk

Acquisitions rarely progress in a straight line. Purchasers often require time to complete their due diligence, secure funding, obtaining planning approvals ...

Competition and Consumer Law Reforms – Doing Business with Consumers Is Changing: What to Expect from 1 July 2027

When does a sales tactic cross the line into unfair trading? From unexpected charges at checkout to subscriptions that are difficult to cancel, consumers ...

Spotpress Pty Ltd v Spotpress Newspapers Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 1094: Lessons From a NSW Business Sale Dispute: Warranties, Due Diligence and Defining What Is Being Acquired

Can a buyer rely on a contractual warranty when the financial information provided during due diligence proves inaccurate?

Artificial Intelligence in Litigation: Where Does Australia Stand?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved rapidly from being a novelty to becoming a tool used daily by most, whether personally or professionally. Generative ...

New Partner Announcement – Alec du Maurier

We are excited to share a major milestone at our firm, the promotion of Alec du Maurier to Partner!

The Creditors’ Trust – What is it, When Should it Be Used and Why?

A creditors’ trust in the context of a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) is a legal mechanism used to accelerate a company’s exit from external ...

Section 477(2B) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth): Requirements and Practical Implications for Liquidators

Liquidators are duty-bound to conduct liquidations efficiently and transparently in the best interests of creditors. In that context, long-term contracts ...

Three Lamborghinis and a Maserati – The Federal Court of Appeal Clarifies the Rules on Freezing Orders in Respect of Non-Parties and Trusts

A cursory review of the case law in insolvency in the last 50 years leads one to the conclusion that it is not particularly groundbreaking to hide or ...

Anti-Competitive Laws: Practical Implications for Businesses

The taxi industry is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the country. It is closely regulated by the Australian Competition and Consumer ...

Sailing in Safe(r) Waters: The Courts Clarify the Scope of Section 588GAAA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

The COVID-19 pandemic (and nation-wide lockdowns) brought with it an irregular, and unexpected, interruption to the ordinary cashflow of many businesses, ...