Business sales are often fertile ground for allegations of contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law, but it will take more than a misleading statement for a court to grant relief. A recent Queensland Court of Appeal case demonstrates a common scenario.
Cooper Grace Ward’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution team has again been ranked among the top Australian practices in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings for 2024.
Cooper Grace Ward is proud to share that prestigious international legal research firm Chambers & Partners has listed lead disputes partner Rocco Russo and our litigation and dispute resolution team in its 2024 rankings of leading lawyers and law firms in Australia.
In a recent case, the Victorian Supreme Court said that an accountant ‘would know well that a statutory demand involves strict time frames for response and potentially very significant consequences for a company’. The accountant failed to take appropriate steps to inform the company of the statutory demand.
A recent court decision considers the legal principles and sufficiency of evidence when a court-appointed receiver seeks approval of their remuneration.
Cooper Grace Ward’s dispute resolution group recently assisted a commercial property owner in the successful defence of Supreme Court proceedings about an obsolete easement.
Cooper Grace Ward’s dispute resolution team recently acted for a major shopping centre owner by successfully defending a Supreme Court case challenging the termination of a lease.
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.