Bede undertakes a diverse range of work including litigating and advising on contractual disputes, trade practices disputes, property and corporate disputes and insolvency matters.
Experience
His experience includes:
acting for a large international software company in Federal Court of Australia proceedings concerning the implementation of software and infrastructure on a telecommunication company’s national network
advising private equity firms, including in respect of the exercise of contractual rights, matters affecting shareholders and investors, including appearing in commercial arbitration
advising on disputes concerning the exercise of contractual options, including call and put options, options to purchase and options to renew contractual obligations
providing advice in relation to sale of land disputes, including disputes with mortgagees, off-the-plan sales and the termination of contracts
advising corporate trustees of unit trusts, including in relation to the exercise of contractual rights
appearing for a publicly-listed media company in recent Supreme Court litigation concerning the exercise of contractual rights and misleading and deceptive conduct
Full Federal Court and High Court litigation concerning litigation funding
advising creditors in respect of their rights during insolvency and bankruptcy, including acting in Supreme and Federal Court applications.
The NSW Government has made some small but important changes to the State’s COVID-19 leasing laws, including the reclassification of tenants as an impacted lessee and lease renegotiation for those who are no longer impacted.
The NSW Government has recently updated its COVID-19 leasing laws. The new regulation, a reintroduction of the 2020 laws, includes renegotiations between landlords and tenants, reference to the National Code of Conduct and rent reductions.
On 14 July 2021, the NSW Government’s new Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2021 took effect. It’s different from the 2020 leasing laws, and we consider what it means for landlords and tenants.
When do you have an implied right to enter land, and when might an entry become a trespass? A recent High Court decision offers clarification on both scenarios.
The NSW Government has announced an extension to the COVID-19 laws protecting retail and commercial leases. The laws were to end on 24 October 2020, and will now extend to 31 December 2020. A bill detailing the changes is expected this week or next.
The NSW Government has now passed laws affecting retail leases in NSW. This includes a schedule in the Conveyancing Act’s regulations that also applies to commercial leases more generally.
