In Schembri v State of Victoria, the Court of Appeal rejected the appellant's claim that the jury's verdict for the defendant both in relation to his claim for negligence and breach of statutory duty was against the evidence and t...

Introduction On 27 May 2020, the Federal Court of Australia handed down its judgments in three separate unfair preference proceedings instituted by the liquidators of Gunns Limited (in liq)(receivers and managers appointed)("Gunn...

The legal fight for pet ownership rights in strata buildings has just taken a major setback. In a series of highly contentious matters, the New South Wales Civil & Administrative Appeals Panel ('Appeals Panel') has overturned ...

Tendering is a process by which entities, commonly governments and private sector entities (Principal), procure goods and services competitively. Principals are usually familiar with the Request for Tender document (RFT), issued t...

We talk about contracts daily. Whether it's our favourite footballer signing that new million dollar agreement or that thousand page document our supplier requires us to sign – contracts are everywhere. Yet, despite their preval...

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Countries across the globe have taken unprecedented steps to curtail the spread of COVID-19, however, this has seen major disruptions within the ...