Corporate & Commercial
Time To Review Documents With Warranties to Consumers
April 4, 2019Mandatory Conditions For Services as Well as Goods Does your business give warranties against defects for goods or services? If so, you may...
EU Data Bomb: Australian Collateral Damage
July 4, 2018On 25 May 2018 the European Union [EU or Union] General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR] came into effect. The GDPR is a law...
Buried in the Budget: Directors in the Firing Line
July 4, 2018In the Harry Potter books the members of the Order of the Phoenix are the good guys struggling against Lord Voldemort and the...
Making Sense of the Personal Property Securities Register
July 4, 2018The operation of the Personal Property Securities Register (“PPSR”) can be a confusing enough concept for lawyers, let alone the general public. However,...
Contract Termination for Insolvency – Not Anymore!
July 4, 2018So you think that you have the right to terminate a contract if the other side is insolvent? Maybe not as of 1...
ACCC Targets Unfair Contract Terms for Agribusiness
June 29, 2018The ACCC’s crackdown on unfair contract terms may impact you if you’re involved in the wine or agribusiness industries. The newly established ACCC...
Client Profile: Stoney Pinch
March 26, 2018Crippling drought, severe flood & a “big” cash flow crisis… nothing could keep this rock solid South Australian business from finding success. Stoney...
How to get to a Binding Deal
March 26, 2018What comes before a contract Whatever type of deal parties may be contemplating, there are usually a substantial number of terms to be...
New Data Breach Laws – Call for a free ‘no obligation’ discussion
February 27, 2018As of 22 February 2018 businesses that are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 must now notify the Privacy Commissioner if an eligible data...
Client Profile: The Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of SA Inc
October 31, 2017With the fun, competition and pageantry of the Adelaide Show over for another year, we take a peek behind the scenes at the...
Company Contracts
October 31, 2017Is the company on the hook? It is now 16 years since the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) came into force on 1 July 2001....
The Risks of Acting for/as Trustee Companies
October 31, 2017The trustee has been quoted to be the ‘archetype of a fiduciary’.[1] The trustee and beneficiary relationship is the most traditional fiduciary relationship...
Client Profile: Karidis Corporation
June 22, 2017The Pioneer of Urban Affordability A quintessential migrant success story of an unassuming property developer passionate about turning the city centre into...
When Should “Without Prejudice” Be Used?
June 22, 2017It’s a common, and often savvy, tool used in negotiations and disputes, however, can marking your correspondence as “without prejudice” actually have the...
Joining the Crowd
June 22, 2017What you Need to Know About Australia’s Crowd – Sourced Equity Funding Regime After a protracted journey through Parliament that initially began in...
Mandatory Data Breach Notification
June 16, 2017The full force of the new notifiable data breaches regime is on its way with the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016...
Client Profile: Paracombe Wines
December 16, 2016Copreneurial passion A relatively new term that perfectly describes one couple’s strong desire to grow a successful family wine production business....
Confidentiality
December 16, 2016Why you need it, and how to get it Protecting important confidential information can be a key factor in the success of your...
Unfair Contract Terms – Are You Ready?
October 6, 2016Time is running out to review your contracts for unfair terms From 12 November 2016, existing unfair contract term protections for consumers will...
Measuring Instruments Suitable for use in Trade
September 2, 2016Do you sell or use a measuring instrument? If so, have you been approved by the National Measurement Institute (MNI) to do so?...
The Panama Papers – Are You Next?
May 26, 2016Amendments to the Privacy Act for serious breaches The recent spectacular leak of documents from the Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca illustrates just...
Cheers to a New Addition to our Hospitality and Wine Teams!
March 24, 2016DW Fox Tucker is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Bastian to the firm as a Senior Associate. Alex is a specialist...
Well Recognised! Seven of Australia’s Best Lawyers
March 2, 2016Another ‘win’ for our clients When this year’s prestigious Best Lawyers in Australia list was released on Friday 26 February, it once again...
Client Profile: Greenwheat Freekeh
February 15, 2016Feeding the World Greenwheat Freekeh has used home grown technology to become the world’s biggest supplier of a genuine superfood. When mechanical and...
Crowdfunding
February 15, 2016Striking the Balance: A new Source of Capital and Investor Protection Introduction It is highly likely that you’ve heard the word ‘Crowdfunding’ used...
Unfair Terms in Small Business Contracts
February 15, 2016Provisions relating to unfair contract terms in contracts for consumers have been in the Australian Consumer Law [ACL] (in Schedule 2 of the...
Warranty Insurance for Sale Transactions – How is it Used?
December 21, 2015What is Warranty Insurance? Warranty and indemnity insurance (often referred to simply as “warranty insurance”) has been available in South Australia through specialist...
New Director Enhances DW Fox Tucker’s Strong Commercial Law Team
December 7, 2015DW Fox Tucker is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Bickford as a Director and new member of the Commercial team. This...
Client Profile: Quality Wool
September 7, 2015Strong Growth Path A BUOYANT agricultural industry is triggering healthy investment and expansion and one, “home-grown’’ South Australian business charting a strong pathway...
Nominee Directors
September 7, 2015Between a rock and a hard place Nominee directors are those appointed to the board of a company to represent the interests of...