Google searches: the go-to research tool of modern times.  But what happens when this tool is misused?  Or if the search results link to defamatory or misleading material? 

As a general rule, a beneficiary of an unconditional undertaking is entitled to convert the security into cash, unless to do so would be fraudulent, unconscionable, or in breach of a clear term of the contract restricting that ability.  It requires ‘clear words’ to inhibit a beneficiary from calling on a performance guarantee where a breach is alleged in good faith i.e. non-fraudulently.

The Personal Property Securities Act world was almost turned on its head by Justice Brereton’s decision In the matter of OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Limited (administrators appointed) [2017] NSWSC 21 but not for the reason you might think.

Is there such a thing as divine intervention?  A decision by the Supreme Court of New South Wales in South Head & District Synagogue (Sydney) (Administrators Appointed) (South Head) provides an interesting insight into the approach taken by courts when faced with the task of interpreting contracts founded on religious law.