What Security?
The recent District Court decision of Versace Timbers Pty Ltd v Stojanovic offers a timely reminder to make sure your standard contracts...
Don't bite the hand that feeds you!
It’s a pretty simple rule. Most of us learn it at a young age. Even dogs know it. Now, the High Court has given it legal substance in the...
The curse of the self-represented defendant part 1 - time to sack my lawyers
I recently acted for a landlord in a commercial lease dispute. It should have been a simple action. The tenant was clearly in arrears;...
LITIGATE vs EXPEDIATE: My dog ate my postman (and other popular excuses)
As a litigator for more than twenty years, I have heard every excuse in the book for failing to comply with deadlines. The problem is: if...
If you don't like it, don't keep it
I recently acted for a solar provider in an appeal by a customer to the Victorian Court of Appeal. The customer asserted that the...
LITIGATE vs EXPEDIATE: Service of Documents
Why is it so hard to estimate the costs of Court action? There are any number of things that can (and probably will) go awry. Have you...