Legal insights
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Ipso Facto Reforms
On 1 July 2018, the Australian Government’s ipso facto reforms (the Reforms) came into effect.[1] Rather than prohibiting
Ethics of Public Sector Decision Making
Governments keep getting bigger. The exercise of their powers is more far-reaching than ever before. As powerful as
Profiles in Privacy | Fiona Anderson, Treasury Wine Estates
In our Profiles in Privacy series, we profile prominent players in privacy and data protection in Australia. Fiona
Electricity regulatory framework under further review – changes ahead for both embedded networks and stand-alone power systems
The Australian Energy Markets Commission has recently announced two separate reviews – one into the regulation of embedded
Refusing Consent to Assign a Retail Premises Lease
The recent VCAT decision of AVC Operations Pty Ltd v Teley Pty Ltd [2018] VCAT 931 (AVC Operations)
Trade Incentives
Trade Incentive Promotions run business to business, or business to employee, rather than business to consumer. Here is
The sun sets on developers using Sunset Clauses
Developers are in the firing line again as the Victorian Government seeks to restrict the ability of developers
Rights of a mortgagee dispossessed of land
If you are a mortgagee, or acting for one, you may encounter a situation where you have obtained
Amerind – insolvent corporate trustees and the Corporations Act 2001 priority regime – still a grey area
The Victorian Court of Appeal in Amerind[1] considered whether the right of indemnity from trust assets held by
Freezing and ancillary orders – key factors the Court considers
Following our July 2018 refresher article ‘Freezing orders – a refresher’, the recent decision of Parbery & Ors
