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Commercial and legal correspondence is often headed Without Prejudice in an effort to confer privilege from production on the correspondence.

There are many benefits for businesses to engage in social media and while they should be aware, risks can be minimised.

When prospective home buyers make an offer to purchase a property, the contract is ‘subject to finance’.

Over the past few years, Australia's construction sector has been facing unprecedented pressure, and by mid-2025, the effects have become painfully clear.

Construction companies are often thinly capitalised and do not hold significant real property or other assets. Often their most significant (and sometimes their only) assets are unpaid progress...

The Full Federal Court's recent decision in Commissioner of Taxation v S.N.A Group Pty Ltd [2026] FCAFC 10...

On 2 May 2025, the Austrian Ministry of Finance published a draft bill of the Budget Accompanying Act proposing significant amendments to the Austrian Real Estate Transfer Tax Act...

Determining the most appropriate business or investment structure requires significant consideration prior to making the decision to proceed. The entity structure usually adopted includes one or more of the following vehicles:

A DAO is a member-owned and member-operated organisation run on a blockchain through the use of smart contracts.

HSF Kramer alumnus Tom Bowes reflects on a career shaped by power and infrastructure, life in Japan and the importance of building lasting relationships and giving back.

As ASIC continues to exercise its broad-ranging enforcement powers, companies are regularly asked to provide sensitive material to the regulator including documents covered by legal professional privilege.

Insurance-funded buy-sell agreements provide a comprehensive and efficient solution for business ownership transitions.

The Australian Federal Court recently rejected an argument by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that draft witness statements made by officers of an immunity applicant and intended for use, although not used, in penalty proceedings, should not be disclosed in subsequent civil proceedings on the basis of public interest immunity

The Toll/Patrick takeover bid shows that court litigation may still have a strategic role to play in takeovers. This is despite the intention of the CLERP reforms in 2000 which were meant to banish court litigation to the dustbin of takeovers history on the basis that litigation creates delays and uncertainty which are not conducive to the efficient conduct of takeover bids.

Temporary amendments to the Corporations Act reinstate the electronic execution of documents and virtual meetings.

Recently, the Victorian Supreme Court determined that a clause in a labour hire contract providing for payment of an "introduction fee" by an employer to a labour hire company constituted an unreasonable restraint of trade.

ASIC launched a two-year trial to expedite the ASX initial public offering (IPO) process for eligible entities.