Legal insights
We strive to optimise value for our clients, and apply our legal insights and commercial advice to best support our clients’ needs. Our expert practitioners provide updates and insights into the areas of law in which we work on an ongoing basis. We think differently to most other law firms, and are recognised as a ‘go-to’ firm for legal insights and expertise. We regularly publish updates and articles on a range of legal topics and industry sectors.
COVID-19 | COVIDSafe – An update: what do the experts think?
As expected, the COVIDSafe app has spurred debate, and has resulted in a sharp increase in the number
COVID-19 | Banking & Finance Update – Part 1
In these unprecedented times of COVID-19 the financial services industry is undergoing a number of legal changes. These
COVID-19 | Residential Tenants affected by COVID-19 and Impact on Sale Contracts (QLD)
Controversial new laws giving temporary relief to Queensland residential tenants affected by the COVID-19 emergency came into effect
COVID-19 | Webinar | JobKeeper | One month on
It’s one month since the JobKeeper payment was announced, and our panel of experts discussed what we are
The Impending General Prohibition of Hawking Financial Products and what this will mean for Financial Service Providers
The Federal Government is preparing to introduce the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Protecting Consumers (2020 Measures))
Federal Court seeks to limit High Court’s ban on Common Fund Orders
Tensions have intensified as the Federal Court experiments with alternative funding arrangements to revive common fund orders that
A warning to Liquidators: comply with your disclosure obligations or face dismissal of your unfair preference proceedings
In Clifton (Liquidator) v Kerry J Investment Pty Ltd trading as Clenergy [2020] FCAFC 5, the Full Court of the
Why courts from different jurisdictions are sitting together: Australia’s experimentation with joint hearings
Australian courts regularly cooperate with courts of different jurisdictions, both domestically and internationally. We see this, for example,
COVID-19 | Contact tracing? There’s an app for that!
Effective and widespread contact tracing is considered to be a critical step in managing and containing the spread
COVID-19 | Update: NSW Government introduces new regulations for retail and commercial leasing
Following the Mandatory Code of Conduct released by the National Cabinet on 7 April 2020 (Code), the New
COVID-19 | Disaster Profiteering Outlawed (for now)
The Australian Government has outlawed price gouging for some essential goods until 18 June 2020 under a new Biosecurity law.
COVID-19 | Is your policy register current?
The highly infectious nature of COVID-19, the ability of the virus to kill, and the disastrous impact the
