Hiring out your school’s facilities
Hiring out your school's facilities: What you need to know Many Principals will have the benefit of hosting facilities at their school that provide great opportunity and value to the [...]
Protect your school from unfair contract terms
Protect your school from unfair contract terms As you embark upon another exciting school year, you will no doubt encounter circumstances where you are contracting with third parties to provide [...]
Frustrated Contracts
Frustrated Contracts As a Principal you engage with many individuals and organisations for the supply of goods and services to your school. Almost invariably, these agreements are governed by a contract or binding [...]
COVID-19, Schools Closures and Keeping Everyone Safe
COVID-19, Schools Closures and Keeping Everyone Safe As widely anticipated, classes have not resumed 'as normal' for Victorian schools following the term 1 break. Instead most schools are navigating the reality [...]
Getting proactive with contracts: A guide for school principals
Getting proactive with contracts: A guide for school principals As a Principal you engage with many individuals and organisations for the supply of goods and services to your school. Almost invariably, these [...]
No Variation Following Repudiation: Manicured Muttz v Roycar Investments & Anor
No Variation Following Repudiation Manicured Muttz v Roycar Investments & Anor [2019] VCC 64 (7 February 2019) Summary The County Court of Victoria recently considered whether an offer to vary [...]
Automatic renewal clauses and the Australian Consumer Law
Automatic renewal clauses and the Australian Consumer Law Chances are that you have entered into a contract which contains an automatic renewal clause at some point in the course of [...]
The Enrolment Contract, Outstanding Fees and the Bullying Defence
The Enrolment Contract, Outstanding Fees and the Bullying Defence As discussed in a previous issue, the enrolment contract can be a powerful tool for a school to enforce behaviour standards and [...]
Contract Law Part 3 : When a Contract is Breached at School
Contract Law Part 3 : When a Contract is Breached at School As discussed in the previous parts of this contract series, there are various contacts a Principal may enter into [...]
Contract Law Part 2 : The Enrolment Contract
Contract Law Part 2 : The Enrolment Contract The enrolment contract is the most obvious contractual agreement a school has with the community. It is the foundation for the relationship [...]
