Coronavirus has interrupted domestic and international supply chains adversely, affecting the performance of contractual obligations. ...
Coronavirus has interrupted domestic and international supply chains adversely, affecting the performance of contractual obligations.
It is crucial, particularly during an office shutdown, that businesses implement protocols and check their mail, so that they are aware if a company is served with a creditor’s statutory demand at its registered office.
Terminating a commercial contract is an important step, which, if done incorrectly, can have serious adverse consequences such as liability for damages.
On 11 March 2020, the High Court handed down its decision in ASIC v King [2020] HCA 4, a decision that considers the scope of definition of company ‘officer’ in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Chambers Global cited the Dispute Resolution group as a ‘respected Brisbane practice’ that is ‘active on behalf of several of Australia’s leading companies across a broad range of disputes.’
The Legal 500 cited Cooper Grace Ward’s Dispute Resolution group as a ‘thoughtful and well-qualified’ team ‘well known for advising on high-profile and sensitive litigation for businesses and prominent individuals in Queensland.’
The 2020 Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific rankings of leading law firms and lawyers has been released with Cooper Grace Ward’s Dispute Resolution group again featuring very strongly.
Discretionary trusts that own ‘residential land’ in New South Wales or hold an ownership interest in a company or unit trust that owns residential land in New South Wales must amend their trust deeds to exclude foreign persons as beneficiaries before midnight on 31 December 2019, otherwise foreign land tax
It is a defence to an unfair preference claim to show there were no reasonable grounds to suspect the insolvency of the debtor company.
A recent court decision considered whether arguments about the meaning of the contract constituted a genuine dispute for challenging a creditor’s statutory demand for payment of debt.
To recover the significant costs associated with the investigation and remediation of combustible cladding, building owners are increasingly looking to attribute liability to the professionals involved in the design specification, building, certification and installation process.
A recent court decision held that a business can be liable for defamatory comments made by the public on its Facebook page.
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.