The decision shows how the courts decide issues of causation as questions of fact based on the balance of probabilities.

The Supreme Court of Queensland in this case (“Nebmas Pty Ltd –v– Subdivide Pty Ltd”, 1 May 2009), examined whether certain provisions of Sections 21(2) and 21(3) of the “Building and Construction Industry Payments Act (2004)”(Qld), which relate to the role/decision of an adjudicator of a dispute, are mandatory or “an essential precondition” for the existence of an adjudicator’s determination.

The Australian Government has announced changes to the law applicable for acquisitions of residential real estate by foreign persons.

As development consents are expensive to obtain, retention is critical to developers, mining companies and landowners.

A BEEC is required if your building is disclosure affected and you are selling, leasing or sub-leasing.

Customs has issued Notice No. 2012/35 which sets out new conditions for those operating licensed depots and warehouses.

Terms and conditions should be reviewed to ensure they exclude community protest action, not merely industrial action.

A brief look at the explanatory memorandum associated with the HS2012 legislation and the major amendments arising from it.

This article is an update on recent cases and legislation regarding customs, trade, transport and intellectual property.

There has been significant debate and discussion about the right and liabilities of parties to shipping contracts for container detention or damage charges. In the majority of cases, the parties involved are those who are knowingly parties to the transactions. However, there are also a number of cases where freight forwarders and customs brokers are named as consignees on Bills of Lading as a means to facilitate trade – even when they do not know that they are being named as consignee. The real

On 9 December 2022, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced the "Edinburgh Reforms" of UK financial services.

There are a number of ways that Australian importers can decrease the cost of customs duty for clothing and apparel.

‘Alternative Fuels’ will now be subject to excise and custom duties.

Small business has stacked up a significant number of wins over big business in developments Australian commercial law in recent times.

Current operators should be aware of reduced licensing thresholds for waste activities in NSW from 1 November 2014.

The wording of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), which contains practical guidance for traders, has been released.

For generations, Americans have heard about the famous and wealthy Hunt family from Dallas, Texas. H.L. Hunt, the family patriarch who amassed his oil fortune beginning in the 1930's, was once known as the richest man in America, according to a recent article in the June 2008 issue of Vanity Fair magazine.

A recent decision of the BC Supreme Court in North Pender Island Local Trust Committee v. Hunt 2014 BCSC 1438 illustrates limits of non-conforming use protection.

As discussed in our previous post,the fluctuating cost of automobile insurance and the extent to which insured persons can rely on insurance protection

The Ontario government has announced amendments to the Hunting Regulation that will, among other changes, prohibit the hunting of snapping turtles in the province.