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A dispute about contractual meaning requires careful attention to both the wording and the evidence a court can consider. This article examines the true rule in Codelfa, Mount Bruce and the ambiguity gateway,
Beneficiaries of Victorian estates can seek verified accounts when an executor leaves requests unanswered. Understand what estate accounts must disclose, how to document a demand, and when accounting failures, delay or remuneration disclosure
Shareholders seeking to remove a director must establish both a valid removal procedure and sufficient voting support. This article examines proprietary and public company rules, the right to require a shareholders’ meeting, and
Cryptocurrency holdings can complicate property settlements where ownership, transaction records or current values are disputed. This article examines disclosure obligations, wallet tracing, exchange subpoenas and valuation evidence, including how courts assess post-separation losses
A bankruptcy notice can lead to proceedings against an individual, but bankruptcy does not follow automatically or guarantee repayment. This article explains judgment debt requirements, compliance deadlines, grounds for challenging a notice and
A commercial breach does not automatically justify termination. Following Koompahtoo, the consequences of breaching an intermediate term can determine whether a business may lawfully end the agreement. This article examines termination rights, renunciation,
Changes to preference share rights can affect dividend priority, voting power and returns on an exit. This article examines the section 246B procedure, deemed variations, the one month window for challenging a change
After Shinohara, spent assets cannot be notionally added back to the property pool. For separating business owners and high-net-worth individuals in Victoria, their treatment depends on historical contributions, material wastage, and the effect
A liquidator’s disclaimer can extinguish a tenant’s leasehold estate, leaving the tenant to claim loss in the liquidation. This article explains how a section 568 disclaimer operates in Australia, when leave of the
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