Global supply chain disruption can quickly affect contract performance during periods of uncertainty. Understanding how "force majeure" clauses operate helps businesses manage contractual risk, delay, suspension and termination rights.
In this edition, you will find our regular roundup of recent digital governance news* and developments in Australia and across the globe.
Civil disputes can be resolved through a range of settlement pathways, each with different levels of formality, cost and risk. This overview outlines the key options available in litigation, from informal negotiations and mediation to offers of compromise and judgment.
A 117 place childcare centre in Birkdale is approved on appeal, despite the Court finding it is not "small scale" as required under the low density residential zone code.
A fact in a notice to admit facts which is disputed is not "proved in the proceeding" until the fact is determined by a court and the cost of proving a fact is limited to legal charges and disbursements.
A practical guide to Part 2J.3 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), examining the scope of ‘financial assistance’, the statutory exemptions and the operation of the ‘whitewash’ approval process.
