Spam claim canned!

The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) do not give rise to personal actions for damages flowing from a contravention of [...]

2016 Seminar about building defects which is specifically designed for Body Corporate Managers

This session is specifically designed for Body Corporate Managers, who are often the first point of contact for bodies corporate when defective building work comes [...]

Advisers Take Note – ASIC announces new record keeping obligations

ASIC has announced an amendment to Class Order CO14/923 which imposes new obligations upon authorised representatives (Advisers) to not only maintain records but to provide [...]

Superannuation Entitlements are not always Protected in Bankruptcy

When an individual becomes bankrupt, the bankrupt’s property vests in the bankruptcy Trustee with a number of exceptions. One exception is in respect of the [...]

Protecting Small Business

Greater protection will be provided to small business against unfair contract terms as a result of new legislation, the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and [...]

Contracting out of free speech: Film makers beware

Broadley Rees Hogan clients, Hollie Fifer, Rebecca Barry and Madeleine Hetherton and their companies, Media Stockade & Beacon Films, were this year embroiled in a [...]

Electronic Guarantee Claim by Trade Supplier against Director Unsuccessful

The Court of Appeal in NSW unanimously upheld the decision of the trial judge which dismissed a claim by a trade credit supplier against our [...]

A Storm Warning – Directors duties in tightly held companies

In Part 1 of our Storm Warning series, we examine ASIC v Cassimatis (No 8)[1] (Storm 8) for its salutary warning on directors duties, particularly [...]

Broadley Rees Hogan 2016 Corporate Counsel Seminar

This is the ideal event for senior managers, managing directors, in-house counsel and company secretaries to come together, hear about challenges they face in representing [...]