What is a Company Limited By Guarantee vs Incorporated Association?
In New South Wales many not-for-profit organisations have traditionally operated using an incorporated association as the preferred business structure. However, incorporated associations are generally constituted for the purpose of...
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The Statutory Warranties Available Under The Home Building Act, 1989
The Legislation 1. Section 18B of the Home Building Act, 1989, provides that whenever licensed contractors carry out residential building work, there is implied into the contract certain warranties...
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The Claimants’ Insurance Lawyer should understand the Claimant, their loss & how it affects them
Insurance disputes generally involve two parties, the Insurer and the Claimant. One generally a multi-national company, and the other more often than not, a person. A Claimants’ Insurance Lawyer...
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Go-Lo is gone: 3 lessons for business owners
Retail Adventures, the largest trader of discount stores in Australia, has been placed into voluntary administration. Retail Adventures brands include Go-Lo, Sam’s Warehouse, Chickenfeed and Crazy Clark’s. Under the...
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Spotlight firmly on insolvency in construction industry
NSW GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS HOW TO PROTECT SUB-CONTRACTORS, 25 OCTOBER 2012 A Discussion and Issues Paper Inquiry into construction industry insolvency in NSW (Issues Paper) has been released and is...
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Business Contracts: The Devil is in the Details
Overlooking important “fine print” in business contracts can get you badly burnt by that “Devil in the detail” We’re all guilty of overlooking the fine print of legal documents,...
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Copyright Law in Australia – 9 Facts You Should Know!
Can I claim copyright? It is possible that you or your business creates material over which you could claim copyright for example, you may create a logo, newsletter, drawings...
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Back to basics for insurers in Australia ‘general rules of construction’ apply
In November 2010, the High Court of Australia issued it’s decision in Selected Seeds Pty Ltd v QBEMM Pty Ltd. QBEMM, Selected Seeds’ insurer, had earlier declined to pay...
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It depends on what you say – not what you mean
To every lawyer who comes under my supervision, I commence our working relationship by giving a little address. I say that the single most important weapon in the armoury...
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If you want to get paid for your work or products, you need to know exactly who your customers are
Recently we were involved in a situation where our client was owed hundreds of thousands of dollars for work done, but it turned out that it had not properly...
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