Sydney Law School: Recent submissions
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Split Deposits - Again
Published 2007One of the most effective remedies for vendors on termination for the purchaser's default is to forfeit the 10% deposit paid on exchange. It is not unusual, though, to encounter contracts where the vendor has agreed to ...Open AccessArticle -
Commercial imperatives and public benefit: Recognising commercial purposes as charitable purposes
Published 2018The Non-Charitable Purpose (NCP) trust has stood as a challenge to the concept of the traditional charitable trust through its rejection of the charitable purpose and public benefit requirements. Yet various jurisdictions ...Open AccessArticle -
Due process and rule of law as human rights: The High Court and the "offshore" processing of asylum seekers
Published 2011A central message delivered by the High Court in Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth; Plaintiff M69 of 2010 v Commonwealth is that Australia’s Constitution and common law tradition do provide some guarantees against ...Open AccessArticle -
You have to be stronger than razor wire: Legal issues relating to the detention of Refugees and asylum seekers
Published 2002This article explores the international legal principles that do or should determine state practice in detaining refugees and asylum seekers. The issues fall into two broad categories: the circumstances in which it is ...Open AccessArticle -
The changing landscape of corporate fundraising
Published 2019Corporate fundraising for both debt and equity securities is regulated under Ch 6D of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). That chapter imposes a detailed regime of rules for issuing securities to the public that centre on ...Open AccessArticle