by belledesign | 9 Jun, 2023 | Factsheets
From 9 November, 2023, sweeping reforms of the unfair contract terms regime will commence. This checklist aims to help you assess your standard form contracts and identify any terms that could be considered ‘unfair’ under the new regime. It’s...
by Leona Skene | 9 May, 2023 | Industry News, Events, Presentation Recordings
Onerous and punishing – the new unfair contract terms regime will affect thousands of businesses standard form of contracts. Is your business prepared for the changes? Join us at 12pm on Wednesday, May 24th as we hear Anna Taylor – Principal at Results Legal and Jeff...
by belledesign | 15 Mar, 2023 | Industry News
The High Court delivered two judgments on 8 February 2023 to bring about the most significant development to the unfair preference laws and ended many years of uncertainty in relation to the defence of set-off and the application of the running account principle. For...
by belledesign | 4 Nov, 2021 | Industry News
The Facts On 15 September 2021, the District Court of New South Wales handed down a judgment in Hume Plasterboards v Best Interiors[1] which reaffirmed the ‘wives’ special equity’, otherwise known as the Yerkey v Jones[2] defence. Even though the ‘wife’ (or de...
by belledesign | 11 Feb, 2021 | Industry News
On 1 January 2021, new insolvency reforms to support small business commenced and COVID-19 temporary insolvency protections came to an end. This is good news for creditors who can now more easily proceed with creditor’s statutory demands in the usual course as well as...