All Articles From Joe De Ruvo
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).
Liam McCusker to Lose it All in the World’s Greatest Shave
To kick off DW Fox Tucker’s new partnership with the Leukaemia Foundation, one of our very own directors, Liam McCusker, has volunteered to participate in the World’s Greatest Shave - if we can raise…
Liquidator’s Beware – Selling Assets of an Insolvent Corporate Trustee
Can a liquidator of a Corporate Trustee sell assets previously held in the name of that trustee if the Company is no longer trustee?
DWFT Report
The DWFT Report is a comprehensive publication containing news, commentary and analysis of significant contemporary legal issues impacting the Australian business community.
