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October 2021

ContractsLaw
29 October, 2021

Have you got a contract or are you still negotiating?

Imagine this. You’ve spent months negotiating a deal.  Today, you and your counterparty agreed the last of the important terms.  Your lawyers still need to finalise the written document but you and your counterparty shook hands on the deal at the end of a meeting. Have you got a contract?…
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ConstructionContractsLaw
26 October, 2021

Privity of Contract: The role of statutory warranties for third parties to construction agreements

Increasingly, we are reviewing contracts whereby developers seek to provide benefits to third parties by increasing who the contractor owes its obligations to under a contract. For example, a developer may amend all the indemnities in a contract to benefit “Indemnified Parties”. These “Indemnified Parties” are ordinarily third parties which…
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EmploymentLaw
20 October, 2021

Webinar: Dealing with absent employees in the workplace

In this recent webinar, Erin Lynch, Employment Partner, discussed how to manage absent employees, best practice in dealing with unfit employees and potential legal risks. Erin addressed the following topics: Absent employees; Employees unfit for work; Making reasonable accommodations and adjustments; Independent medical examination; Termination of employment; Legal risks; and…
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ContractsLaw
13 October, 2021

Contracting Out of Statutory Limitation Periods

Recently the High Court of Australia (Court) held that parties may validly contract out of statutory limitation periods. This decision will likely have broad application and impact on clauses in contracts moving forward. Care should still be taken when drafting contractual clauses that seek to exclude statutory limitation periods as…
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CommercialContractsLaw
1 October, 2021

Promissory estoppel

Commercial parties tend to operate in fluid and fast paced environments. Frequently formal contracts are entered into or amended late or possibly not at all. Time constrains, cost constraints or simply oversight are often to blame. Failing to record deals in contracts puts commercial parties at risk. One party may…
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