In class actions, only the group members who have directly entered into agreements with funders are contractually required to pay the funder if the class action succeeds, despite the entire pool of ...

The new social impact and community benefit amendments proposed to Queensland's planning framework by the Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 have ...

Can a deeming provision in a construction contract – which purports to deem notices served after 5pm as having been served on the next business day – delay or extend the date of service of a payment ...

At its core, the Soul Patts–Brickworks merger is a case study in using simple corporate law tools to solve a complex problem. The decades-old cross-shareholding was a highly unusual and strategically ...

The effective management of conflicts of interest is a longstanding and fundamental obligation for Australian financial services (AFS) licensees under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Specifically, ...

Rod Halstead is consistently rated amongst the top Australian lawyers for mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and governance. He has more than 40 years' experience advising major domestic and ...