Whilst section 5(1) of Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOPA) goes to some lengths to give guidance as to what would be "construction work".

In a decision of the Federal Court handed down on 18 October 2019 in Masters v Lombe (Liquidator); In the Matter of Babcock & Brown Limited (In Liquidation) [2019]

The introduction of the NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in 2017 marked a shift towards far greater scrutiny of compliance by water users with the complex web of water laws and regulations in NSW.

The COVID-19 Emergency Response (Further Measures) Amendment Act 2020 (Further Measures Act) and COVID-19 Emergency Response (Commercial Leases No 2) Regulations 2020 (New Regulations) amend the COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 ...

The introduction of the NSW Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) in 2017 marked a shift towards far greater scrutiny of compliance by water users with the complex web of water laws and regulation

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we do business, resulting in many changes to the law to deal with the economic and social changes and it will no doubt change the way transactions are implemented in Australia.

Yesterday's announcement by the Victorian Premier of the Stage 4 restrictions for workplaces means it is timely for employers to review their COVID Plan.

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has helpfully given guidance to the liquidators of the RCR Tomlinson Group on a number of unsettled questions

In recent months, the courts have determined numerous applications to adjourn substantive hearings due to the ongoing COVID19 crisis. We provide here brief summaries of the judicial considerations in some of these applications.

Trade credit insurance policies can provide financial relief to businesses whose buyers are unable to pay their debts as and when they fall due.

The Federal Court of Australia has held that an offer to settle made pursuant to its Court rules may remain open, even after it has been expressly rejected or a counter-offer has been made

Last week, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia handed down the decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 dismissing WorkPac's application for a declaration that Mr Rossato was a casual employee and instead ...

In August 2020, Amazon's proposed acquisition of a minority interest in Deliveroo was cleared by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

On July 1 2005 the structure of policymaking and regulation in the Australian energy sector changed significantly. The purpose of the reform was to move towards a single national policy-making and regulatory structure across the power and gas sectors throughout the country, removing overlaps with state-based regulatory systems and recognizing the increased convergence of the power and gas industries.

The Corporations Amendment (Litigation Funding) Regulations 2020 (Regulations) were published on 23 July 2020. A copy of them and the Explanatory Statement is available here.

The Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Qld) (MEROLA) will amend the MERCP Act to introduce a new disqualification process which will apply to...

In the biggest shake-up of Australia's antiquated company signing requirements, the Federal Government has temporarily modified the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to facilitate companies to execute documents electronically.

Australia's insolvency laws are changing, yet again.

On 10 November 2020, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia overturned orders made by Justice Lee which required the litigation funder to provide security for costs in two class actions...

In recent months Commonwealth and State Governments have announced a number of funding and policy developments dedicated to "energising" Australia's position in the global hydrogen economy.