Defamation on social media has become a regular occurrence. The defining characteristic of the present Information Age is the worldwide dissemination of information across global technological platforms. The opinions and…

The Queensland Court System has 5 levels of court jurisdiction and tribunals established by state legislation. Each jurisdiction has specific powers and the type of offence or dispute determines which…

The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus was recently introduced  providing extended safe harbour for directors during COVID-19. A director is a person employed as an officer of a company and…

  Australia’s financial landscape is changing on a daily basis with the implementation of stricter levels of social distancing measures in an effort to curb the pandemic. Each measure has…

For many years now, the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has had the power to make directors personally liable for certain unpaid debts of the company by issuing Directors Penalty Notices.…

Why do I have to register a business name? Only recognised ‘Legal Entities’ are able to own property, enter into contracts, borrow money, sue or be sued. The most common…

A CSD is a technical letter of demand, issued under Section 459E of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). It may be issued against a company in circumstances where the issuing creditor believes that there is no dispute in relation to the debt owed to it by the debtor company.

A creditor of a company can make an application to the court for orders winding up the company if it is insolvent. The most common basis for such an application is that the company has failed to comply with a Creditor’s Statutory Demand