Australian Bio Fert – Media Release

With a team led by our Tony Pointon, Pointon Partners are very pleased to have assisted Australian Bio Fert Pty Ltd in a JV with Incitec Pivot Fertiliser Ltd in respect of the creation and delivery of a new category of sustainable fertiliser. Mark Frecheville of ABF: “Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) [...]

Pointon Partners Golf Webinar – the World’s top 100 courses

Pointon Partners hosted a golfing webinar yesterday featuring John Cornish. John is one of only 49 people worldwide to have completed all of Golf Magazine’s top 100 golf courses in the world, including Whistling Straits – this year’s Ryder Cup venue. The webinar was recorded, should you want to watch [...]

2021-09-23T12:13:07+10:00September 23rd, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , |

Is an owner obligated to give a builder an opportunity to rectify defective building works?

It’s an unfortunate reality. A homeowner engages a builder to construct or renovate a home. A developer engages a builder to construct one or more homes, and then sells them. In either case, the owner/purchaser is susceptible to having to deal with defective building works. Sometimes the relationship can sour, [...]

2021-09-22T11:37:26+10:00September 22nd, 2021|Categories: Property, Uncategorized|Tags: |

Cash buried in the backyard & a treasure map hidden in a safety deposit box: informal wills, a reminder of relevant principles

A relative dies leaving a signed will. In the course of their duties, executors discover the deceased kept a safety deposit box at their bank. Inside the safety deposit box is a letter written and signed by the deceased, but unwitnessed, which reveals there is a significant amount of cash buried [...]

2021-02-19T16:59:29+11:00February 19th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |

LIV State Taxes Committee Appointment – Thomas Abraham

We are pleased to note that Thomas Abraham of our firm has recently been appointed into the Law Institute of Victoria’s State Taxes Committee. Thomas looks forward to further involvement in discussing law and policy related to the administration of taxes by the State Revenue Office (“SRO”). Prior to commencing at [...]

2020-10-15T15:30:09+11:00October 15th, 2020|Categories: Taxation, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , |

Revisiting Early Commercial decisions in COVID-19 and the Law

Commercial decisions caused by COVID-19 have led to many early decisions being driven by real or perceived income and cash flow concerns without a clear consideration of the applicable laws. If this has happened it is recommended that the law is now looked at in respect of these past decisions [...]

2020-09-03T15:07:28+10:00May 4th, 2020|Categories: Commercial, Uncategorized|Tags: , |

High Court orders Scenic Tours to pay damages for ‘disappointment and distress’ for weather-affected cruise

At a time when the travel industry is facing unprecedented economic challenges, the decision handed down by the High Court on the 24th April in Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd has the potential to further increase the financial risks associated with tour operating. Background The facts can be summarized [...]

2020-04-28T16:34:01+10:00April 28th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: |
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