This is one of a series of articles reviewing the judicial interpretation of some words and phrases used in contracts.

Pursuant to s447A of the Corporations Act 2001 ("Act"), a deed of company arrangement ("DOCA") which had terminated by performance was set aside. The DOCA was found to be against the interests of the unsecured creditors, and oppressive, as unsecured creditors received no distribution after the administrator’s fees were paid.

Unlike its predecessors (like the .mobi Domain) the .tel Domain is not targeted to those wanting a Domain from which to run, for example, a company website.

In a recent decision ("Armacel Pty Limited v Smurfit Stone Container Corporation" [2007] FCA 1928) the Federal Court of Australia held that a foreign corporation which was contesting the Court’s jurisdiction in proceedings commenced against it could not be compelled to comply with compulsory processes of the Court such as Notices to Produce documents.

All warranties against defects should be reviewed to ensure that they comply with Australian Consumer Law requirements.

Exclusivities in the gambling sector should be viewed in the same way as exclusivities in any commercial arrangement.

A discussion on the key principles of the law of shadow directorship.

Providers of financial services must hold an AFSL issued by ASIC or to be authorised representatives of an AFSL.

On 23 April 2010, the English High Court at first instance handed down its decision in Football Dataco Limited & Ors v Stan James Plc & Ors [2010] EWHC 841 (Ch) (Stan James).

The Betezy decision clarifies operational issues of relevance and the extent to which regulatory approval is required.

ACMA recently issued formal warnings to two Australian businesses for their failure to comply with the Spam Act 2003.

The High Court has recently dismissed an appeal bought by Willmott Growers Group (Growers).

In a timely reminder that the grant of immunity for exclusive dealing conduct which would otherwise be a breach of the Trade Practices Act is not necessarily a foregone conclusion, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recently issued a draft determination rejecting eBay's application for immunity.

Addisons congratulates the ASX on the issue of its recent public consultation paper.

Despite this repeal, the government will still consider the implementation of stronger restrictions on online gambling.

The ACCC guideline should be reviewed by any business making country of origin or place of origin claims about products.

A recent case case involved interesting considerations about the use of a place of origin in a company or brand name.

Capital raisings and dealings in securities must be in accordance with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules.

Certain types of foreign investment proposals need to be notified to the FIRB for prior approval or greater scrutiny.

The decision places a significant limit on the investigative and regulatory powers of the ACMA.