Walter Baden lawyer announced as finalist in 30 under 30 Awards

29 Nov 2024 Workplace Law News Workplace Law

Georgian Cameron named a finalist in the 2025 30 under 30 Awards

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Can you guarantee that?

01 Nov 2024 Commercial Law Commercial Law M&A

Two recent cases highlight the importance of precise wording in guarantees to enforce obligations effectively.

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You can’t charge me for that!

04 Oct 2024 Commercial Law Commercial Law Finance

Australian law makes enforcing liquidated damages clauses tricky, even if both parties agreed. A recent case (Zheng v Chen) highlights the need for reasonable default interest rates to ensure enforceability.

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Did you get approval? The Hidden Costs of Overlooked Conditions

10 Sep 2024 Commercial Law Corporate Law Capital Raising Commercial Law M&A

Contracts often have conditions that must be met, such as shareholder approval conditions. In a recent NSW District Court case, missing a condition led to costly consequences when CXI Software failed to get shareholder approval for converti…

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To notify or not to notify?

04 Sep 2024 Corporate Law M&A

Treasury’s new merger reforms will require mandatory reporting to the ACCC for transactions meeting specific criteria, using both turnover and transaction value metrics. Consultation is open until 20 September 2024, with implementation ex…

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Share transfers – getting it right

02 Sep 2024 Corporate Law M&A

Learn the importance of correctly documenting share transfers through the recent Federal Court decision in Norden Holdings v Martens Investment

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