The Importance of a WillA Will is the cornerstone of any estate plan. Without one, the laws of intestacy dictate how an estate is distributed, which will likely not align with the deceased’s intentions, as they are based on statutory...
MPH acted for Seduli Holdings (Australia) Limited (Seduli) in connection with the sale of its wholly owned US subsidiary Seduli Holdings (USA) LLC (Seduli USA) to ASX-listed Haranga Resources Ltd (Transaction).Seduli USA, via its wholly-owned subsidiary, holds the Lincoln Gold Project...
Sometimes things don’t go to plan in a commercial relationship leaving one or more parties disappointed and out of pocket.It is hard to know what can be done where a transaction or relationship does not meet expectations if the participants...
Following the successful acquisition by the engineering consultancy business, Partum Engineering Pty Ltd, of C5 Pro-Solutions Pty Ltd in December 2024, MPH is pleased to have once again acted for Partum in connection with its acquisition of Navari Pty Ltd....
MPH acted for StepChange Holdings Limited (Company) in connection with its acquisition (Acquisition) of StepChange Consultants Pty Ltd (SC) and simultaneous initial public offering of its shares (IPO) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) (Transaction).Under the Acquisition, the Company paid...
We continue the discussions relating to estate planning from our article published on 5 March 2025 which details the various mechanisms available to you regarding estate planning. If you’d like to read the full article, you can access it here.Currently,...
MPH is very pleased to announce the appointment of Taila Childs as our new Director, effective from 1 July 2025.Taila joined MPH in October 2019 and is a key member of our Corporate and Commercial team.Taila has substantial experience across...
Justice Jackman of the Federal Court of Australia delivered his Honour’s decision today in Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Terracom Limited [2025] FCA 726 (Terracom).The decision concerned an application brought by ASIC against TerraCom Limited (Company) and its directors...
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has dismissed an application to set aside a Statutory Demand in the case of Paulsens East Iron Ore Pty Ltd v Terra Mining Pty Ltd [2025] WASC 221, on the grounds that there was...
Early this year, several Australian superannuation funds including AustralianSuper, Rest, Hostplus and the Australian Retirement Trust were targeted by a coordinated cyberattack that saw some 20,000 accounts collectively compromised, with the country’s largest fund, AustralianSuper, reporting that a combined $500,000...