Under the Strata Titles Act 1985 (WA) (Strata Titles Act), common property in a strata scheme is: the part of land that does not form…
Pragma11 May, 2021
With the lifting of the insolvency moratorium, we summarise below the key risks all insolvency practitioners must be conscious of when dealing with employee entitlements…
Pragma3 May, 2021
Less than 2% of the disputes referred to the Supreme Court of Western Australia make it to trial. The remaining 98% are either settled or…
Pragma27 April, 2021
The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (‘Act’) affords shareholders of small proprietary companies the right to direct the company to provide financial and director’s reports. A…
Pragma21 April, 2021
A common concern that can arise at any stage before or during a legal proceeding is what happens if the other party doesn’t have enough…
Pragma20 April, 2021
The hospitality industry has again been in the news with another billion-dollar hospitality empire, Merivale run by Justin Hemmes, being slammed with a class action…
Pragma19 April, 2021
Key Takeaways The new Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 (Cth) (Incoming Regulations) commenced on 1 April 2021. The Regulations substantively update the Bankruptcy Regulations 1966 (Cth) (Sunsetting…
Pragma13 April, 2021
In a watershed decision on 19 March 2021, the full Federal Court upheld an appeal brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against…
Pragma6 April, 2021
Key Takeaways The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2021 has been passed by Parliament, albeit in a significantly compromised form…
Pragma23 March, 2021