Dispute Over Unpaid Invoices
I received a call during the week from the daughter of a gentleman who has taken out his own summons in the Magistrates Court, chasing over $62k in unpaid invoices. A trial is listed for April, but various orders have been made in the meantime regarding procedural steps that need to be taken. Unfortunately, they […]
Lease Dispute Arbitration
This week we finalised an agreement to send numerous disputes regarding a lease to arbitration. One dispute related to whether the lessee or the lessor is liable for sewerage discharge charges levied by the Water Corp. Other disputes relate to various defects around the premises, including non-compliant electrical and plumbing fittings, non-compliant fire-safety plant and […]
Telephone Company Dispute
I helped a couple this week with a plan after a fraudster switched their business’s mobile number from Optus to Vodafone, hijacked it and started taking calls from their clients and trying to get into their bank account. Optus kindly sent them a text advising that the number was about to be ported but despite […]