Is the presumption of advancement still good law?
The complex and long-standing equitable doctrines of a presumption of a resulting trust and the “presumption” of ...
High Court of Australia
Casual Employment: Employees’ right to double dip confirmed – what employers need to know about recent decisions
Following on from our articles ‘The Essence of Casual Employment’ and ‘Recent Developments in Casual ...
High Court clarifies remedies available to builders following an owner’s repudiation
In Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd [2019] HCA 32 (“Mann”), the High Court has clarified the remedies ...
Short relationship results in no property adjustment for wife Husband regrets not getting that Pre-Nup
In 2012 the High Court of Australia published the much-lauded case of Stanford v Stanford. The issues arising ...
Who is a parent? – High Court issues ruling in sperm donor father case
Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21
Yesterday, the High Court of Australia ruled that a sperm donor was a legal ...
“Best Endeavours” and “Reasonable Endeavours” Obligations in Commercial Contracts
Commercial contracts often impose obligations on a party to use their “best endeavours” or “reasonable endeavours” ...
Declarations, Family Law and Bankruptcy – is Section 78 of the Family Law Act a hidden tool?
Under the Family Law Act (the ‘Act”), the Family Law Courts (the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court ...
Challenge of Pre-Nup set to take centre stage in Australia’s highest Court
It is not very often that family law issues are considered to be of such legal significance as to warrant a ...
