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building the business case for sustainability

Subject to the implementing detail being seen and being found to be adequate, I am concerned the NSW procurement law reforms might best be described as “Clayton’s Reforms”

I am so pleased to have been invited to deliver a paper at this year's API NSW Public Sector Property Conference to discuss implications of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Roads And Maritime Services v Desane Properties. The conference session will discuss the...

We need to consider Elder Care issues early

The Court of Appeal has delivered its decision in Roads and Maritime Services v Desane Properties Pty Limited [2018] NSW CA 196. Readers of my blog News will be aware of an earlier post media reports relating to the decision earlier in 2018 in which the NSW Supreme...

The NSW Law Reform Commission has recently issued its much awaited report on “Guardianship” in “easy read” and ordinary form. Links to the ordinary and easy read versions are:-...

It has long been the case that when one seeks insurance one has a duty under the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 to disclose to the insurer all relevant information for the insurer to used to determine whether to accept the risk of the particular policy and to set an...

Time to refine a post I did on things to consider in setting up a new business in 2015 So, I created this list of issues to think about, which I update every now and then. Not necessarily apt for all situations, but a good base which a few people have now used to...

Granted the area of cover is relatively new, but the wording of policies I have seen seem to have more than a few too many loopholes. They are usually broader than just to cover NDB Scheme exposure.

Care needs to be taken as to whether and to what extent the particular contract in issue is one under which the proper exercise of some statutory discretion might, at some stage, adversely impact on ongoing performance of the contra