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Can a payment claim sent by email be validly served if the respondent never reads it? And if the claimant’s follow-up notice of intention to adjudicate is sent before the statutory clock has run, can a good faith attem ...

As Australia prepares for sweeping reforms to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act), AUSTRAC has released its regulatory priorities for 2025–26. Earlier this month, AUSTRAC CE ...

On 24 July 2025, the Full Court of the Federal Court handed down judgment in ASIC v Wallet Ventures Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 93 dismissing the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) appeal and upholding ...

Directors and other corporate officers commonly seek protection from their company due to the wide range of potential liabilities they face under general law and statute. This article explores various scenarios in which ...

Will a contractual deemed service of email provision ever provide a Respondent more than the statutory maximum 10 Business Days for service of a Payment Schedule? The Court of Appeal’s short answer is ‘no’. Backgr ...

Is an unanswered “cost plus” payment claim valid in statutory debt proceedings if its contract is “fixed price”? The decision in Manariti v Universal Property Group[1] answers this ancient Security of Payment ri ...