E-Alert: Claiming on a small estate? It could cost you

For many years now, the Courts have cautioned that parties engaging in protracted disputes over deceased estates of relatively small value should not assume success [...]

E-Alert: “Hey Mann, is your building contract kaput?”

High Court determines that a contract price places a ceiling on a claim for quantum meruit.  In some circumstances a builder runs the risk of [...]

E-Alert: Regulation of Corporate Finance in Australia

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has delivered its recent report in respect of corporate finance activity in the 6 months ending June 2019.[1] [...]

E-Alert: Rising from the Rubble – What damages can be recovered when a residential building contract has been breached?

In our previous articles in relation to residential building contracts we have considered: How a building contract might be terminated; A party’s right of termination [...]