Supreme Court Trial
Yesterday one of our matters went to trial before Supreme Judge Allanson. It is rare thing. Only about two per cent of Supreme Court cases go to trial, and that is the same for all of our commercial disputes. The other 98% settle, usually with the assistance of a mediator. This trial was unusual, because […]
Neighbour Disputes
We saw a chap yesterday who owns a duplex property. The other duplex owner has built a higher fence next to an old existing fence and concreted half her back yard. Our client wishes to connect to sewerage but the connection point is on the other side of the concrete slab, which was laid after […]
Credit Arrangement with Franchisees
This week we’ve been working on a contract which is one piece in a larger puzzle involving: a $1 million deal; • one Chinese company manufacturing products in China; • another buying them and shipping to Australia; and • our client buying them and distributing to a chain of over sixty franchisees in Australia. However, […]