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HopgoodGanim Lawyers recently acted for R.W Pascoe Pty Ltd in successfully setting aside the deed of company arrangement (DOCA) proposed by Crimson Fresh Produce Pty Ltd.  Darrell Jardine and Jess Owen look at the Federal Court’s decision in R.W.

Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms – Queensland, 2023 HopgoodGanim Lawyers is delighted to be named as a third tier firm in Doyle’s Guide Leading Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution Law Firms – Queensla

Darrell Jardine is a Partner and leads HopgoodGanim's Dispute Resolution practice. He is approaching his fourth decade practising law with HopgoodGanim, having joined the firm in 1986. In this Q&A, we chat to Darrell about the key qualities a cli

HopgoodGanim Lawyers has provided a full suite of legal services to support the Brisbane Lions’ relocation of its training and administration base to Brighton Homes Arena at Springfield, Ipswich, continuing an ongoing relationship with the AFL club

We have previously written about the effect of the Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (Regulations), and their effect on retail and commercial leases in Queensland.  Last week, the Queensla

Key points Directors have been temporarily relieved of their duty to prevent insolvent trading during the COVID-19 pandemic. That relief is scheduled to expire on 31 December 2020.  Many commentators believe that directors can only avail themse

Corporate ventures are usually founded with the very best intentions, but as matters unfold disputes between investors are all too common. The legal steps to resolve such disputes and assert control over a company can be complex and arduous.   How

Background The recent High Court of New Zealand decision of David Ian Ruscoe And Malcolm Russell Moore v Cryptopia Limited (in liquidation) [2020] NZHC 728 (8 April 2020) considered the very much unchartered waters of the legal standing of cryptocur

In the past week, global financial markets have reacted strongly to the outbreak of COVID-19. Governments worldwide are implementing measures to contain the virus and investors are wary of the impact these measures, as well as the practical effects

Key issues: There’s been a recent spate of publicised contraventions of the QLD Food Act. Local councils have a range of enforcement powers at their disposal, all of which have the potential to cause serious damage to the reputation and custome

Key issues: On 5 April 2019, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the establishment of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. This is the seventh Royal Commission since 2013 and is set to

Last week, HopgoodGanim Lawyers became an NEM Ecosystem member. NEM.io Foundation is a blockchain organisation which has a presence in over 100 cities and 47 countries around the world. NEM is a blockchain engine that enables businesses to apply blo