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Unfair Contract Terms Significantly Expanded. Don’t be caught out! Commercial
1 December, 2023

Unfair Contract Terms Significantly Expanded. Don’t be caught out!

Businesses that employ fewer than 100 employees or with annual turnover under $10 million (Small Business) are now protected by the new unfair contract terms (UCT) regime in standard form contracts. The intention of this new UCT regime is to capture an expanded number of businesses and provide greater protections…
Using DOCAS To Preserve SOPA Claims In Administrations? CommercialConstructionInsolvencySecurity of Payments
1 December, 2023

Using DOCAS To Preserve SOPA Claims In Administrations?

Commercial Context Construction companies are often thinly capitalised and do not hold significant real property or other assets.  Often their most significant (and sometimes their only) assets are unpaid progress claims arising from construction work undertaken prior to entering into external administration. Progress claims however can be difficult to recover.…