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Use of electronic signatures – a cautionary note

In recent times the use of electronic signatures has become common place. The use of electronic signatures during the COVID-19…

Clipping the wings of phoenix activity: New requirements for resigning directors

New laws came into effect on 18 February 2021, under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Act 2020 which…

Statutory Demands – back to being an effective means of collecting debt from a corporate debtor

What is a Statutory Demand? A statutory demand is an efficient and inexpensive legislative tool enabling creditors to demand payment…

National Code of Conduct for SME Commercial Leases during COVID-19

On Tuesday 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet agreed upon a mandatory rent relief code of conduct for commercial leases…

Provident Capital Class Action

Meridian Lawyers is pleased to advise that the class action that was commenced on behalf of John and Rosemary Smith…

Partnership Agreements – do you have one and is it up to date? Is it a dispute waiting to happen?

Most business partnerships do not last forever. Each year Meridian deals with many disputes between business partners. Disputes often happen…

When is a duty of care owed in mental harm claims?

Optus Administration Pty Limited v Glenn Wright by his tutor James Stuart Wright [2017] NSWCA 21: Facts: Glenn Wright (the…

High Court win: finding reminds courts of appeal of their limits

Robinson Helicopter Company Incorporated v McDermott is a case of two major errors: the first by a helicopter repairman who…

Nurofen Specific Pain claims: Federal Court finds misleading conduct

In December last year the Federal Court ruled that Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd (RB) engaged in misleading conduct in…

Foresights: recent case rulings challenge the status quo

Duty of disclosure: raising the bar Robert Crittenden, Principal at Meridian Lawyers, discusses how a recent Supreme Court of NSW decision…

Recent Court of Appeal decision confirms breadth of advocate’s immunity

Legal practitioners and their insurers can breathe a sigh of relief as on 21 May 2015 the NSW Court of…

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