By Hayden Nelson In the recently decided Federal Court case, McD Asia Pacific LLC v Hungry Jack’s Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1412, the headline outcome was that his Honour, Stephen …
Director risk – loans to company
Directors often lend money to their company to fund expenses; either at the startup stage or during lean times. Most of the time, the loan is simply repaid to the …
Protecting your Digital Assets
It is a current trend that most people are now moving away from the world of paper and towards a more digital life, which in turn has created a new …
Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (“PPSA”) – Revisited Oct 2013
By Jacob Carswell-Doherty Excluding the ownership of real estate, most companies and individuals usually own some kind of “property”. For the purposes of this article (and subject to the definition …
Courts apply new principles to establish asset ownership
In certain circumstances, the assets that you or your company own may actually end up being legally transferred to someone else – without your agreement. This is because of the …
Recent case law on the PPSA
By Jacob Carswell-Doherty The introduction of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA), which commenced on 30 January 2012, has had a dramatic and far reaching impact on the …