All Articles From Joe De Ruvo
Staff Profile: Joe DeRuvo
Managing Director. Master Litigator. Fervent Family Man.
DW Fox Tucker & Bradbrook Lawyers: Two eminent employment law specialists join forces
DW Fox Tucker is delighted to announce its merger with Bradbrook Lawyers, another of Adelaide’s premier employment law practices. This significant joining of forces is the result of many months of…
Wills: Greedy v Needy
Dissecting Decisions: Swanson v Reis [2018] SASC 20 An Inheritance (Family Provision) claim has been dismissed on the first limb for the first time in South Australia. The age old question, is there…
Set-off Defence Gains Ground in Unfair Preference Claims
Is Morton v Rexel Electrical Supplies Pty Ltd [2015] QDC 49 (Rexel) gaining ground across Australia? In 2015, Queensland District Court Judge Searles held that Section 553C of the Corporations Act…
The Risks of Acting for/as Trustee Companies
The trustee has been quoted to be the ‘archetype of a fiduciary’.[1] The trustee and beneficiary relationship is the most traditional fiduciary relationship that exists. As a fiduciary, the trustee…
Oppression Claims by Minority Shareholders
Have You or Are You Being Oppressed?
DW Fox Tucker & Cleartitle Conveyancing Join Forces
With DW Fox Tucker’s acquisition of Cleartitle Conveyancing, comes a new league in conveyancing expertise.
A Safe Harbour From Insolvent Trading?
In late March 2017, draft reform legislation in relation to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“the Act”) was introduced as part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda. A key element of the…
The ‘Stepping Stone’ Doctrine
Are Directors Liable for their Company’s Contraventions of the Corporations Act?
Solicitor's Duty of Care
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
DWFT Report
The DWFT Report is a comprehensive publication containing news, commentary and analysis of significant contemporary legal issues impacting the Australian business community.
