Publications

An analysis of whether parents can retain any equitable interest in property they have bought for their children.

ASIC v Avestra Asset Management Ltd (in liq) [2017] FCA 497

The Turnbull Government has introduced a bill to abolish the limited merits review regime under the National Electricity and Gas Laws.

Broughton v B & B Group Investments Pty Ltd [2017] VSCA 227

A paper giving an explanation of the process by which a VCAT decision can be appealed, originally presented at Leo Cussens on 30 August 2017.

In FSS Trustee Corporation v Eastaugh [2017] VSCA 218 the Victorian Court of Appeal was required to construe the definition of "salary" in a Health Industry defined benefits fund.

The Crowe Horwath (Aust) Pty Ltd v Loone [2017] VSCA 181 decision demonstrates that new owners of an established business should take care not to repudiate employment agreements.

The decision in Re Tang [207] VSCA 171 outlines that s 174 of the Evidence Act 2008 provides a much less onerous means of proving foreign law than previously thought.

A recent case examining the interaction between Part 3-4 of the Fair Work Act 2009 and entry provisions contained in the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004.