The short-term future sees our Melbourne practice open its doors shortly. In the long-term, we hope to become a national commercial litigation practice with the same personal commitment to the core values that we hold today.
It is important for directors who draft and/or authorise market announcements to verify accuracy and validity, otherwise they may be personally liable.
In a landmark decision handed down by the Federal Court of Australia, it was held that internet service providers (ISPs) were not liable for copyright infringements of their users with particular reference to films and television programs.
It is an oft-lamented trend of our times that people seldom accept responsibility for their actions, but increasingly seek to attribute blame to others for their mistakes.
Should an ISP be liable for its customer’s copyright infringement? This is the central issue at hand in the landmark case between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet.
In 1981, Sydney Water operating under its statutory authority installed a water main into an underground sandy trench running parallel to Edmondson Avenue, Austral NSW (a semi-rural area).
In Peter Smythe v Vincent Thomas [2007] NSWSC 844, an eBay user placed an advertisement to sell a rare aircraft, with bidding starting at a minimum of $150,000.00.
William Roberts have commissioned an emissions report from the Carbon Reduction Institute to investigate our impact on the environment and to determine measures that could be taken to reduce this impact.
In Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd ("Hollis' Case"), Gleeson CJ, Gaudron, Gummow, Kirby and Hayne JJ remarked that "[t]he nature of employment relationships has changed greatly since the age of feudal status".
In the case of Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Land Council v Sanpine Pty Limited ("Koompahtoo"), the High Court stated that there are three situations in which a party may terminate a contract at common law.
