“We thought the contract was pretty straightforward.” It’s something we hear regularly from manufacturing businesses. A contract might seem perfectly fine when everything is going smoothly. But when a supplier doesn’t deliver, a customer doesn’t pay, a project changes direction or a business relationship starts to break down, the wording of that contract can suddenly [...]
Businesses sometimes enter long-term contracts without specifying an end date. But does that mean either party can simply bring the arrangement to an end by giving reasonable notice? A recent Queensland Court of Appeal decision shows why businesses should not make that assumption. In Impact Healthcare Pty Ltd v St Vincent’s Private Hospitals Ltd [2026] [...]
Hard as it is to believe, the end of financial year (EOFY) is almost upon us once again; it’s the time of year in business to tie up the loose ends, get the books in order, shift any surplus or miscellaneous stock, and approach a new financial year with a clean slate and with your [...]
We are regularly tasked with reviewing various commercial contracts, generally briefed with the sole instruction of identifying notable risks for our clients. Of late, a seemingly prevalent risk is rogue charging clauses popping up in sometimes unlikely places. A charging clause is often intended to make the beneficiary of the clause a secured creditor who [...]
