Challenging a Will: What are your rights?
When someone close to you dies, the last thing on your mind is usually what you stand to gain from the person’s will. But if you have been left out of the will or the…
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Commercial Litigation
TRANSFIELD SHIPPING INC v MERCATOR SHIPPING INC INTRODUCTION The House of Lords decision in Transfield Shipping Inc v Mercator Shipping Inc (The Achilleas) [2008] 4 All ER 159 (the Transfield decision) is significant for two…
Reducing The Minimum Bankruptcy Period
By Steve McAuley – Australian Insolvency Journal – April > June 2010 The one size fits all approach of the current legislative regime which only enables a bankrupt to be discharged three years from when…
Ship Charter Ruling Makes Waves
The late return of a charter ship to its UK owner has caused a major upheaval in the way breach of contract losses are assessed in Australia and other parts of the world. Recovering losses…
Contracts May Not Be That Binding
In difficult economic times, many individuals and companies want to get out of contracts they have signed – particularly contracts that run for months and years. But how do you get out of a contract…
ACHIEVING THE HARMONIZATION OF TRANSNATIONAL CIVIL PROCEDURE: WILL THE ALI/UNIDROIT PROJECT SUCCEED?
In an increasingly borderless and multijurisdictional international business environment, parties seek certainty and predictability in the resolution of cross-border commercial disputes. The legal risk associated with doing business on a multinational level must be kept to a…