Back in September 2016 the District Court in NSW made a ruling against a staff member who defamed his employer on his personal Facebook account. The case was Rothe v Scott (No 4) [2016] NSWDC 160. This is a precedent case in defamation laws as in that the employer was not specifically named in the [...]
In all industries, but especially the legal profession, signed documents are exchanged between parties all of the time; it is part of our everyday lives. Electronic signatures and document exchange have been around for a while but we can now sign and share contracts via smartphones.
Not getting along with your business partner and don’t feel like you have any options? Often people are company directors, shareholders, and employees in the one business and the interplay of rights and obligations associated with these roles can be quite complicated. We have recently resolved a number of disputes and negotiated partnership agreements for clients [...]
Personal guarantees have become a common part of many commercial transactions, often being provided by company directors and their spouses or relatives. However, in our experience, the extent of such guarantees are often misunderstood and can create unexpected consequences when businesses experience financial difficulty. In extreme circumstances, they can be the cause of relationship breakdowns [...]
