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Make good obligations in leases: do they apply if...
Could a tenant avoid or resist their make good obligations on the...
Misleading promises about the future: the shifting...
Most Australians are broadly familiar with the Australian Consumer Law...
Foreign company, unregistered and without an office in Australia, held to be amenable to a winding up order
In the recent decision of In the matter of TCL Airconditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 257 the Federal Court held that a Chinese company was amenable to the Australian jurisdiction and thus could validly be served with a statutory demand under s 585 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (‘CA’), as the precursor to a winding up order. BackgroundA Chinese air conditioner manufacturer and foreign company, TCL Airconditioner...
What is the definition of ‘uninjured’...
A recent decision by the Supreme Court considers what 'uninjured'...
What does it take for an Insurer to be found to...
An Insurer makes settlement offers without reduction for contributory...