How does Brexit impact your commercial contract?

‘Brexit’, as it is generally referred to, came as a great shock to many people and resulted in a climate of worldwide commercial uncertainty. In this, the age of the internet, geographic distance from the UK does not automatically mean that an Australian company will...

PPSR Registrations – Help, I have made a mistake!

The importance of registration on the Personal Properties Security Register (PPSR) is well known. But registration in and of itself is not sufficient to create an enforceable security interest. The recent Supreme Court case of In the matter of Accolade Wines Australia...

Unfair Contracts Terms Regime – Are you ready?

From 12 November 2016 the current Unfair Contract Terms Regime (UCT Regime) will be extended to cover standard form contracts entered into with ‘small businesses’. Not only new contracts entered into from this date will be affected, but also any contracts that are...

The Use of Electronic Signatures on Legal Documents

Regulation of electronic communications in Australia The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (Cth) (the Act) sets out the regulatory framework fin relation to electronic and digital signatures in Australia. One of main features of the framework in the Act is that it...