It's that time of year again when we are all scrambling, whether it be getting our work done for the year,  finalising university exams, or the kids wrapping up the school term, everyone is looking forward to winding down and fly...

If you are a tenant or an owner of commercial or retail premises, you will be familiar with the idea of leasing incentives provided to secure tenant commitments.  Leasing incentives are a relatively modern device designed to indu...

A new phase of foreign investment regulation in Australia began on 1 July, when the new Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets (Register) commenced. The Register requires "foreign persons" to notify transactions or eve...

A recent decision of the Federal Court (Optic Security Australia 2 Pty Limited v YC Investments (NT) Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 49) regarding a dispute between a buyer and a seller in a mid-market M&A transaction has attracted widespr...

With only 3 months until the Unfair Contract Terms reforms take effect, time is running out for the financial services sector to review standard form contracts for terms that might be deemed unfair. The reforms were enac...

A recent decision of the Federal Court (Optic Security Australia 2 Pty Limited v YC Investments (NT) Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 49) regarding a dispute between a buyer and a seller in a mid-market M&A transaction has attracted widespr...