The Australian Consumer Law scheduled to the federal Competition and Consumer Act applies to corporations engaged in tra...
Misleading financials: cheating the ATO or deceiving his buyers?
A business owner who provided potential buyers with impressive financial accounts that differed from the loss-making fig...
Broker collapses $68 mil deal; other buyers kept warm despite exclusivity clause
A buyer has abandoned a $68.5 mil acquisition of nine childcare centres because the seller continued to field interest f...
COVID legal issues explored in Valley nightclub sale contest; consent of lessor’s mortgagee a must for assignment
On 26 February – as the coronavirus panic was emerging worldwide – a contract was inked for the $550k sale of the upscale Palace Lounge in the heart of Brisbane’s
Business sale non-compete provisions under attack: court rules standard terms invalid
In a decision that strikes at the enforceability of Business Sale Contract terms in common usage in Queensland, the Supreme Court has ruled
Investor falls flat in 10 yr rent roll ‘misleading conduct’ fight; Agency lives on
A “sophisticated investor” eager to buy a half share in a property management business has failed in a lawsuit recovery ...
Directors sued over lease guarantee to prior landlord 20 yrs on
The former directors of a food-service business who sold down their shares to a new operator have been sued for the buye...
Going south: House & boat in Cape Tribulation resort swap
A $4 million deal for the sale of a Cape Tribulation resort was as exotic as its location is spectacular. An 8 acre oasi...
Candyman wins stores, loses battle in cigarette franchise turf war
Travers Beynon aka Candyman last week suffered a major setback to the aggressive expansion of hiscigarette retail outfit...