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Default Interest Clauses – Complete Guide

Examines how Australian courts assess claims for default interest clauses, explaining why such clauses attract closer scrutiny than ordinary contractual interest.

Australia Commercial

SL

Stonegate Legal

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Australia, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Australia Insolvency

FC

FTI Consulting

Roadmap For Advanced Air Mobility Type Certification: Flying Towards A Collaborative Future

The foundations for the landing areas of the new Dubai International Vertiport are complete, and with the country's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) regulations already in force, Dubai is on track to soon launch commercial...

Australia Transport

KG

K&L Gates LLP

A $100 Million Drafting Mistake? Supreme Court Of NSW Clarifies Principles On Rectification Of Contracts

This decision clarifies how the subjective intention of an individual is attributed to a corporation or similar entity for the purpose of determining whether there is a ‘mistake' in a contract which the Court will rectify.

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Novation Of Contract In Australia

Australia Commercial

SL

Stonegate Legal

Manufacturing Agreements: Essential Legal Framework

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

Franchise Territory Sale: Contract Requirements

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

Contract Repudiation: What Exactly Is It?

Australia Commercial

SL

Stonegate Legal

Treasury Updates Merger Rules

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Victoria Duty Alert: Further Clarification Of Economic Entitlement Rules

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Queensland Releases New Guidance For Seeking Exemptions From The Foreign Stamp Duty And Land Tax Surcharges

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

I Am Selling My Business. How Do I Handle The Sale Of Stock?

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

Signing Incomplete Legal Documents – Are They Binding Or Not?

Australia Commercial

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

It Depends – Is My Business Ready For Sale?

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

New English Requirements For Visas

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Neurodiversity In The Workplace

Australia Employment

K

Kennedys

The Papercut Decision And The Current Position On WFH

Australia Employment

S

Swaab

Employment Relations Podcast #46 – Safety In The Workplace: Drug And Alcohol Testing And Policies

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

ESSENTIAL ESG SPECIAL EDITION - Responsible AI Governance: Emerging Legal Risks And Regulatory Trends

Australia Technology

CC

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

MAC Disputes, The Takeovers Panel And FIRB – Reflections On Mayne Pharma's Battle With Cosette

The Mayne Pharma/Cosette battle provides a rare example of how things can go awry in a public company transaction.

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

A Divorce, A Debt And A Duty: Shao v Crown Global Capital Pty Ltd

On 5 November 2025, the High Court of Australia handed down judgment in Shao v Crown Global Capital Pty Ltd [2025] HCA 43, allowing an appeal from a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal...

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Structuring And Managing A Joint Venture: Effective Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

This article outlines some of the common dispute points during negotiations and the mechanisms to resolve them.

Australia Commercial

HR

Holding Redlich

Promissory Estoppel: "One day all this will be yours..." - Which case won?

Claimant starts legal action alleging broken promise to leave him the farm - he wins - daughter appeals to the HC. Who wins?

Australia Commercial

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Stacks Law Firm

Revised Commonwealth Procurement Rules—Prioritising Ethical Australian Business

Australia Commercial

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Structuring And Managing A Joint Venture: Laying The Foundations

Australia Commercial

HR

Holding Redlich

The case for indemnities - How they work in practice

Australia Commercial

BP

Bartier Perry

Quantum meruit to the rescue? Maybe, but don't count on it.

Australia Commercial

BP

Bartier Perry

Australian Private Debt Market Review 2025

Australia Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Why the Contractors Debts Act 1997 (NSW) matters for NSW Government Agencies

Australia Commercial

BP

Bartier Perry

Unfair Contract Terms and Deemed Acceptance: The Enforceability of Clauses

Australia Commercial

HL

HHG Legal Group

5 Reasons Businesses Fail

Australia Commercial

W

Worrells

When Franchising Independence Becomes Illusion: Section 15AA And The Franchise Relationship

Australia Commercial

Whelan Lawyers

Understanding The Basis Of Value Matters More Than Ever

Australia Commercial

FC

FTI Consulting

Unfair Contract Terms and Deemed Acceptance: The Enforceability of Clauses

This article outlines the risks associated with deemed acceptance clauses for both services providers and consumers.

Australia Commercial

HL

HHG Legal Group

5 Reasons Businesses Fail

The five common reasons (or at least the common themes) why a business fails.

Australia Commercial

W

Worrells

When Franchising Independence Becomes Illusion: Section 15AA And The Franchise Relationship

This article examines how these changes impact franchisors across Australia, with particular focus on sectors most vulnerable to these regulatory changes.

Australia Commercial

Whelan Lawyers

Understanding The Basis Of Value Matters More Than Ever

Different forms of value have different meanings, and these differences are crucial for valuation practitioners, legal professionals in commercial disputes, business leaders in financial decision-making and for financial...

Australia Commercial

FC

FTI Consulting

The Roses Have Wilted And Only A Few Less Thorns—Australia's Finalised Third Party Debt Test Guidance

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

ATO Finalises Guidance On The Equity Funded Dividends Integrity Rule

Late yesterday, the ATO has finalised a Practical Compliance Guideline (PCG) outlining its approach to the application of the franking credit integrity rule for equity funded dividends.

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

NSW Supreme Court finds slab defects do not guarantee full replacement

Recent case shows courts favour reasonable, proportionate remedies & warns plaintiffs against claiming only costly fixes without evidence of alternatives.

Australia Real Estate

B

Barry Nilsson

Epic Games Secures Landmark Victory Against Apple and Google

This decision marks a significant development in the application of Australia's competition law to digital platforms.

Australia Commercial

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Construction Productivity — Building Better: How Can Resource Companies Boost Productivity?

Mining companies are facing increasing pressure to bring on replacement volumes in the next decade, as ore body depletion accelerates and infrastructure approaches end of life.

Australia Real Estate

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Understanding Australia's Construction Industry Collapse Crisis

Australia Real Estate

IG

IR Global

AS4000:2025 – What is all the fuss about?

Australia Real Estate

S

Swaab

Decision Alert: NSW Supreme Court Confirms Intragroup Relief For Transfer Of Tenant-in-common Interest

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Break Fees – A Case For Exceeding The 1% Guideline

Australia Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating the Process of Securing Funding for Your Cross-Border Entity

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

No Forgone Conclusion: A Harsh Lesson in Enforcing Security of Payment Statutory Debts

Australia Commercial

PA

Piper Alderman

Can You Enforce An Unsigned Contract?

Australia Commercial

L

LegalVision

Time's Up: NSW Court Of Appeal Reminder About The Importance Of Understanding And Hitting Security Of Payment Deadlines

Australia Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Danger Of Oral Agreements

Australia Commercial

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

In The Driver's Seat: Learnings From The Automotive Industry

Australia Transport

FC

FTI Consulting

Flying with derivatives: Keeping airports grounded in a turbulent economy

Australia Finance

TRAction

Major Changes Announced For Capacity Investment Scheme Tender Process

Australia Energy

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Construction contract timeframes and their interaction with the NSW Security of Payment legislation.

Australia Commercial

S

Swaab

Once a lifeline, now a labyrinth

Australia Commercial

W

Worrells

The hidden cost of debt

Australia Commercial

W

Worrells

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JS

JB Solicitors

Signing loan documents electronically

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

Changes to the NSW Security of Payment Act

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

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CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Legal Lockdown - Episode 9: Pivoting your business to navigate a crisis

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

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