Temporary changes to the foreign investment review framework will remain for the duration of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Using an incorrectly spelt address when attempting to deliver a statutory demand proved to be a very expensive lesson.

Plaintiffs may need a court order that a defendant cannot deal with specific assets up to the amount claimed by him.

Property developers should reconsider business strategies with changes to affect off-the-plan investment properties.

Giving notice to the real estate agent to terminate their contract, during the cooling off period, was not sufficient.

Whether or not a lease is a retail lease is a matter of law and parties cannot make a lease retail simply by agreement.

If the lease is for agricultural land, it is important that the use is drafted appropriately so the Act does not apply.

Recent decision highlights that a valuer must be very careful in reviewing the market rent review clause in a lease.

A decision in a recent Supreme Court case has significant implications for Owners Corporations and property developers.

When is a tax debt written off? When is it "uneconomical to pursue"? Who is at risk of historical tax debts?

Australia's efforts to become the first country to commercially develop electricity production from heat mining continue to gather pace.

On 10 January 2011, the Full Bench of Fair Work Australia overturned an earlier decision of Commissioner Roe which had found that representatives of the Australian Meat Industry Employees’ Union (AMIEU) were entitled to meet with employees of a meat processing company that supplies meat to a major Australian supermarket (Company) in the lunch room rather than the training room under the right of entry provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).

The new statutory definition of 'casual' employment in the Fair Work Act comes with a new regime for casual employees.

Be aware of Australia Post delays if you are part of a business, owners corporation or have time sensitive obligations.

Discussion of the defences that are available for voidable unfair preference payments under the Corporations Act 2001.

Creditors should be given the opportunity to remove and replace the administrators at the first meeting of creditors.

When a liquidator brings a claim for an unfair preference against a company, the good faith defence may be available.

The liquidators sought the guidance of the Court and then appealed it; therefore, took the appeal at their own risk.

The Victorian County Court recently held that a landlord cannot hold a tenant's goods until outstanding rent is paid.

Among other changes, landlords will be pleased to be able to recover costs of essential safety measures from tenants.