Doyle’s Guide have announced their list of leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms for 2023 and Cooper Grace Ward is delighted to share they have been listed. ...
It is possible for a trustee in bankruptcy to make a claim to property held by a bankrupt on trust. For example, by lodging a caveat over a home that ...
Doyle’s Guide have announced their list of leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms for 2023 and Cooper Grace Ward is delighted to share they have been listed.
Cooper Grace Ward has welcomed several new team members across different workgroups and departments.
In the recent case of DA Staal Property Pty Ltd v Commonwealth of Australia [2021] QSC 216, the Supreme Court held that the market rent determination by a valuer was invalid as it was inconsistent with the process prescribed by the lease.
The Federal Court has recently confirmed that liquidators are able to assign their rights to examine people and to obtain the production of documents.
As of 1 July 2021, the last of the recent reforms to the Defamation Act 2005 (Qld) came into effect, bringing Queensland’s defamation framework into line with the law in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
A Supreme Court in Australia has dismissed an application by a UK company’s moratorium restructuring practitioners for recognition of a UK moratorium and ordered that the company be wound up under Australian law.
On 19 March 2021, the Federal Court handed down a decision that clarified the scope of section 21 of the Australian Consumer Law. The Court indicated that, while exploitation of some vulnerability or disadvantage will often be a feature of unconscionable conduct, it is not is not an essential element
Commercial leases ordinarily provide for rent to be reviewed at particular intervals throughout a lease term, such as when an option to renew the lease for a further term is exercised.
Before commencing court proceedings, a claimant will need to ascertain the identity of the person to sue and whether they have a claim against them.
It is possible for a trustee in bankruptcy to make a claim to property held by a bankrupt on trust. For example, by lodging a caveat over a home that is held on trust. A trustee in bankruptcy may be able to make a claim, relying on the bankrupt’s right
The presumption of advancement is commonly used as a means of protecting the family home against creditors.
The Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) (EPA) imposes duties to prevent environmental harm. There are significant liabilities for contravention.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.