On 8 February 2023, the High Court handed down its highly anticipated judgment in Bryant v Badenoch Integrated Logging Pty Ltd [2023] HCA 2. The upshot of the decision – the Full Court of the Federal Court's decision has been up...

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Lobux Pty Ltd v Willshaun Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 204 provides a reminder to rethink the inclusion of 'general charging clauses' in businesses' standard trading terms. A general...

In the decision of Re Mervyn Jonathan Kitay as liquidator of T & L Produce Marketing; Ex Parte Mervyn Jonathan Kitay as liquidator of T & L Produce Marketing [2022] WASC 299, the liquidator of T & L Produce Marketing P...

Introduction On 1 September 2022, in Re Lord, Invigor Group Ltd (admins apptd) [2022] FCA 1064, the Federal Court of Australia relieved administrators from liability in respect of a funding agreement with a secured creditor to tr...

In the matter of Dampney and Others v Matta and Another [2022] NSWSC 356, the liquidators and former administrators of Jewel of India Holdings Pty Ltd ("Jewel Holdings") were unsuccessful in setting aside examination summonses iss...

On 12 October 2022 the High Court of Australia in Bosanac v Commissioner of Taxation [2022] HCA 34 confirmed the continued operation of the presumption of advancement as part of the general law in Australia.  The decision reverse...