News & Articles Next section Latest News & Articles All | News | Articles | Awards and Recognition | Transaction | Disputes Resolution Jan 2026 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 – Dispute Resolution Deutsch Miller is proud to be recognised for the 15th consecutive year in the 2026 Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Dispute Resolution. Dec 2025 DM x Ashes: Australia vs England Deutsch Miller hosted a small group of our valued clients and referrers at Day 1 of the Brisbane Test: Australia vs England at The Gabba. Nov 2025 Recordpoint boosts AI capabilities with Redactive acquisition Our Corporate team led by Paul Miller, Shauna Mulry and Hannah Russell acted on behalf of RecordPoint, in its acquisition of Redactive’s business, an AI-driven data security startup backed by Blackbird, Felicis, Atlassian Ventures, and Zapier. Sep 2025 Aryza Announces Strategic Acquisition of Bravure to Expand Digital Collections and Debt Sale Capabilities Our Corporate team, led by Paul Miller, Sarah-Jane Sale and Anna McKay, proudly acted for the shareholders and owners of Bravure Group, in connection with the successful sale to Aryza. Sep 2025 Paul Miller named 2025 CUB Awards Finalist – Professional Services Industry We’re proud to share that our corporate partner, Paul Miller, has been named a finalist in the Professional Services Industry Award category at the 2025 CUB Awards. Jun 2025 Doyles Guide – 2025 Deutsch Miller’s expertise in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution has once again been featured in this year’s Doyles Guide to the Australian legal profession. Apr 2025 Full Federal Court Overturns ASIC Win in Block Earner Case: Earner Product Not a Financial Product In a significant judgment, the Full Federal Court has allowed an appeal by digital asset service provider Block Earner, ruling that the company did not require an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) to offer its fixed-yield crypto product, Earner. This decision overturns the Federal Court’s earlier ruling that had classified the Earner product as a financial product under the Corporations Act. Apr 2025 Privilege Upheld: Federal Court affirms litigation shield in Mitsubishi Class Action In this article, Dispute Resolution Partner Rosemary Kanan and Paralegal Lily Kitteringham review the Federal Court’s decision in Holt v Mitsubishi Motors Corporation [2025] FCA 191, dismissing a challenge to a claim for LLP over documents central to a consumer class action. Apr 2025 The Future for Restraint Clauses in Australia? Litigation Partner Chris Stevens explores the use and enforceability of restraint clauses in Australia, which limit competition, solicitation, poaching, and disclosure in business and employment contracts. Mar 2025 Deutsch Miller welcome IPO Pang Deutsch Miller was delighted to welcome Peter Pang and Yvonne WU from IPO Pang Shanghai to our office this week. Mar 2025 Deutsch Miller sponsors 2025 Nordic Open Golf Day As members of the Finland Australia Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (FACC), Deutsch Miller proudly sponsored the Nordic Open Golf Day. Mar 2025 The new Scams Prevention Framework Federal Parliament has passed legislation establishing a Scams Prevention Framework (SPF) under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), marking a significant step forward in combating scams across key sectors. Feb 2025 Deutsch Miller hosts the 2025 Alliott Global Alliance ANZ Conference Deutsch Miller had the pleasure of hosting 20 delegates from Australia and New Zealand for the 2025 Alliott Global Alliance ANZ Conference. Jan 2025 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025 – Dispute Resolution Deutsch Miller is proud to be recognised for the 14th consecutive year in the 2025 Legal 500 Asia Pacific. Jan 2025 PhoenixDX joins Alan Allman Associates Our Corporate team led by Paul Miller, Simon Correggia, Steven An and Harry McCarthy acted for the shareholders and founders of PhoenixDX Pedro Carrilho and Juan Martin in the sale of their shares in PhoenixDX to Alan Allman Associates Australia as subsidiary Alan Allman Associates, a French entity listed on Euronext Paris. Nov 2024 Deutsch Miller launches health and wellbeing program in partnership with CU Health Deutsch Miller is excited to announce the launch of our health and wellbeing program in partnership with CU Health. Nov 2024 Alliott Global Alliance® 2024 Worldwide Conference – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Deutsch Miller partners Paul Miller, Alistair Jaque and Chris Stevens attended the Alliott Global Alliance® 2024 Worldwide Conference. The conference was held in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam from 13th-17th November. Nov 2024 Central Waste Group sells shares to Igneo Infrastructure Partners Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, Simon Correggia and Anna McKay have acted for the shareholders of Central Waste Group, now Recycle Central Group in the sale of its shares to Igneo Infrastructure Partners. Nov 2024 Deutsch Miller receives the CUB Club of United Business inaugural Professional Services Firm of the Year award Deutsch Miller was proud to receive the CUB Club of United Business inaugural Professional Services Firm of the Year award. Sep 2024 Super Green or Super Misleading? The Federal Court takes on Mercer’s ESG claims The case highlighted the issue of greenwashing, where Mercer Superannuation was found guilty of making misleading environmental claims about its “Sustainable Plus” investment options. Sep 2024 Australia’s new foreign bribery offence: What companies need to know On 8 September 2024, major changes to Australia’s foreign bribery legislation came into force. The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Act 2024 (Cth), which passed in February, creates one new offence and makes several amendments to existing foreign bribery offences. Aug 2024 Deutsch Miller celebrates 15 Year Anniversary Deutsch Miller is delighted to announce that it has recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary. The firm is extremely proud of the dedication demonstrated and premium service provided consistently over the last 15 years by all members of the firm to our valued clients, referrers and the broader legal community. Aug 2024 Litigation Explained: ASIC’s powers to make banning orders After conducting a section 19 examination, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will typically assess the evidence presented and notify the individual or entity involved about the proposed orders. Jul 2024 Federal Court Confirms Cryptocurrency Can Be ‘Property’ Under Corporations Act On 25 July 2024, the Federal Court in ASIC v NGS Crypto Pty Ltd (No 3) [2024] FCA 822 held that cryptocurrency can be considered “property” under section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for the purposes of interlocutory relief. Jul 2024 Deutsch Miller recognised in Doyles Guide 2024 Deutsch Miller’s expertise in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Business and Commercial Law has once again been featured in this year’s Doyles Guide to the Australian legal profession. May 2024 PetO acquire 41 new retail stores and 25 vet clinics from Woolworths-backed business, PETstock Our corporate team led by Paul Miller and supported by Sarah-Jane Sale and Steven An acted for the founders and owners of PetO, a family owned and run pet store business, in their acquisition of 41 new retail stores and 25 vet clinics from Woolworths-backed business, PETstock. May 2024 ECI Partners acquires TAG, a travel management company to the entertainment and corporate markets, from Apiary Capital Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, Fleur Edwards and Anna McKay acted for the shareholders of Project Global Topco Limited on the Australian legal aspects of the sale of Project Global Topco Limited and its subsidiaries, including The Appointment Group (TAG) Pty Ltd to private equity firm, ECI Partners. Apr 2024 Litigation Explained: ASIC Notices Explained ASIC holds significant powers under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) (ASIC Act), which works alongside the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act). These powers allow ASIC to investigate any conduct it believes may breach laws under the Corporations Act or any other laws of the Commonwealth, States, or Territories that primarily deal with fraud, dishonesty, or financial services. Mar 2024 Allegro buys Nutun Australia for about $120m Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, supported by Simon Correggia and Steven An, acted for the shareholders of Nutun Australia, an Australian market-leading business process outsourcing specialist, on its agreed sale to Allegro Funds, Australia’s most-awarded private equity firm in the turnaround, special situations and transformation investing space. Feb 2024 Igneo Infrastructure Partners invests in Central Waste Group, now Recycle Central Group Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, Simon Correggia and Anna McKay acted for the shareholders of Central Waste Group, now Recycle Central Group (formerly Central Waste Station), in the sale of its shares to Igneo Infrastructure Partners (acting through its Australian waste and resource recovery investment platform Integrated Waste Services). Feb 2024 Deutsch Miller welcomes new litigation partner, Rosemary Kanan. Deutsch Miller is delighted to welcome new litigation partner, Rosemary Kanan, to our firm. Rosemary is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in complex commercial disputes and reputation-sensitive regulatory matters. Rosemary will undoubtedly elevate our capabilities and contribute to the firm’s continued success. Feb 2024 Valsoft Corporation acquires workplace management solutions company, Easy Employer. Our corporate team collaborated with David Felicissimo, Oliver Gray and Nicolas Saddi from Valsoft Corporation as part of Valsoft’s continued global expansion in market software businesses. Valsoft is now operating in more than 35 different industry sectors in over 20 countries. The Deutsch Miller team of Alistair Jaque, Sally Yang and Zafiria Stamboulidis played a key role in the latest acquisition of workplace management solutions company, Easy Employer, which is the sixth company in Valsoft’s workplace management industry group. Jan 2024 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Dispute Resolution – Ranked: Tier 4 Deutsch Miller is proud to be recognised for the 13th consecutive year in the 2024 Legal 500 Asia Pacific, maintaining our tier 4 ranking. This achievement reflects the unwavering dedication and efforts of our team. We look forward to continuing our commitment in supporting our clients throughout 2024. Jan 2024 Brainlabs acquires Sparro – Australia’s largest independent digital media agency Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, Simon Correggia and Steven An acted for the shareholders of Sparro, one of Australia’s largest digital marketing agencies, in its share sale to global digital marketing agency, Brainlabs. Founded in 2013 by two brothers, Morris and Cameron Bryant, Sparro is recognised as a leading digital marketing firm in the Australian market, forging trusted relationships with top business including Estee Lauder, Catch, Temple & Webster and Webjet. Jan 2024 Morrow Sodali acquires Australian corporate communication consultancy, Domestique Consulting Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, Simon Correggia, Sally Yang and Zafiria Stamboulidis acted for acted for the shareholders of Domestique Consulting, a corporate communications and reputation management consultancy, in its share sale to Morrow Sodali. Dec 2023 Treysta Wealth acquires Goldhurst Wealth Management, Henderson Ross Group, Jamiesons Accounting and KBB Accounting Our corporate team led by Alistair Jaque, Anna McKay and Zafiria Stamboulidis assisted long-standing client, Treysta Wealth with its roll-up acquisitions of Goldhurst Wealth Management, Henderson Ross Group, Jamiesons Accounting and KBB Accounting over the last few months. Nov 2023 Venture fund Uniseed has added five new university partners Our corporate team led by Alistair Jaque, Anna McKay and Zafiria Stamboulidis assisted venture fund Uniseed with its new investment arrangements with Monash University, UTS, University of Newcastle, Macquarie University and University of Western Sydney. A great opportunity for our team to be involved in the commercialisation opportunities of the cutting edge technologies developed by these university research departments and CSIRO. Oct 2023 Space tech start-up, Skykraft, raises $120m Our corporate team led by Paul Miller, advised space tech start-up, Skykraft, in it’s fundraising round, which will enable the company to work towards rolling out its satellite constellation. Sep 2023 Inotap acquires Home Live Group Our Corporate team led by Paul Miller, Simon Correggia and Sally Yang advised the founders of Home Live Group, a remote engagement platform for global real estate sale and property management, on the sale to Inotap. Jul 2023 Valsoft acquires Forms Express Our Corporate team led by Alistair Jaque, Sally Yang and Antony Bull acted for Valsoft Corporation on another acquisition. The latest acquisition of Forms Express, an industry leader in transactional mail, billing and payment services across Australia and New Zealand will strengthen its Local Government software portfolio. Jul 2023 Deutsch Miller recognised in Doyles Guide 2023 Deutsch Miller’s expertise in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution has once again been featured in this year’s Doyles Guide to the Australian legal profession. Jun 2023 Endava acquires DEK Technologies Our Corporate team, comprising Alistair Jaque, Simon Correggia, Steven An, Sarah-Jane Sale and Antony Bull, advised on the sale of the DEK Technologies group (a multinational software and hardware engineering and development business) to Endava (a UK based next-gen global technology company listed on the NYSE). KPMG advised the sellers on the tax aspects of the transaction and Technology Holdings International acted as corporate adviser. Jun 2023 Valsoft acquires workforce management software business Wageloch Workforce Management Our Corporate team, led by Alistair Jaque (Partner) and Sally Yang (Associate) were delighted to advise on another acquisition in Australia for Valsoft Corporation which acquired workforce management software business and industry leader, Wageloch Workforce Management. This acquisition becomes the 5th company under Valsoft’s Workforce Management portfolio. May 2023 Deutsch Miller is Alliott Global Alliance’s law firm representative in New South Wales We are delighted to announce that Deutsch Miller is Alliott Global Alliance’s law firm representative in New South Wales. May 2023 Digital health startup Eucalyptus lands $50 million in its latest funding round Our Corporate team led by Paul Miller (Partner), Sarah-Jane Sale (Senior Associate) and Sally Yang (Associate) are proud to have advised Australian digital health start-up, Eucalyptus, on its most recent fundraising. High profile investors including Blackbird Ventures, Bond Capital and Woolworths’ W23 venture arm, raised $50 million raising the company’s valuation to $560 million. May 2023 ASG’s Aplos Acquires Raisely Our Corporate team led by Paul Miller, Antony Bull and Steven An advised the shareholders of Raisely on their successful sale to Aplos , which will expand the capabilities of their non-profit fundraising platforms. Apr 2023 VISEO acquires Salesforce practice Carnac Group A collaborative effort by our Corporate team, Alistair Jaque (Partner), Sarah-Jane Sale (Senior Associate) and Steven An (Associate) who acted for VISEO (one of the world’s leading digital transformation companies) on its acquisition of Carnac Group (a Salesforce consulting Partner) in Australia. The acquisition strengthens VISEO capabilities in Australia across the Salesforce services lifecycle. Mar 2023 ASX listed Atturra Limited acquires Hammond Street Developments An exciting transaction for our Corporate M&A team involving Alistair Jaque (Partner), Simon Correggia (Special Counsel) and Sally Yang (Associate) on the sale of Hammond Street Developments to ASX listed Atturra Limited. Feb 2023 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Dispute Resolution – Ranked: Tier 4 The firm is proud to be recognised for the 12th consecutive year in the 2023 Legal 500 Asia Pacific, maintaining our tier 4 ranking. Nov 2022 EY Business Solutions acquires Bridge Business Consulting Alistair Jaque (Partner), Simon Correggia (Special Counsel) and Sally Yang (Associate) advised the shareholders of Bridge Business Consulting on the sale of the company to EY Business Solutions. The acquisition of Bridge Business Consulting will enable EY Business Solutions to build out and strengthen their data and analytics capability. Nov 2022 ASSA ABLOY acquires D&D Technologies in Australia Paul Miller (Partner), Simon Correggia (Special Counsel), Antony Bull (Senior Associate) and Steven An (Associate) acted for the shareholders of D&D Technologies, a leading designer and manufacturer of premium gate hardware, based in Australia on its acquisition by ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions, a leader in entrance automation, control and access solutions. D&D Technologies is Internationally renowned for their ground-breaking MagnaLatch® magnetic child safety gate latch for swimming pool and other child safety gates. Oct 2022 Aqua Rugby Australia 2022 As founding sponsor and legal partner of Aqua Rugby since the establishment of this exciting new sport, Deutsch Miller is delighted to extend our sponsorship for November’s festival, and to continue to be part of this exciting journey with Aqua Rugby. Sep 2022 Lumachain Raises US$19.5M in Series A Funding Led by Bessemer Venture Partners Alistair Jaque (Partner) and Antony Bull (Senior Associate) represented one of the existing shareholders on its increased investment in Lumachain, an Australian AI platform for the global meat processing industry. Aug 2022 BlackRock acquires Melbourne-based battery developer Akaysha Energy Alistair Jaque (Partner) and Steven An (Associate) acted for the shareholders of Akaysha Energy, a Melbourne-based battery developer, on its acquisition by one of the world’s largest fund managers, BlackRock. The acquisition by BlackRock’s climate infrastructure business will result in a $1 billion investment in grid-scale batteries and a significant shift from coal to clean energy in Australia. Aug 2022 Lonsec acquires Implemented Portfolios Limited Alistair Jaque, Simon Correggia and Orhai Shiba acted for the shareholders of Implemented Portfolios Limited, a specialist Managed Discretionary Account provider to high net wealth individuals, on the sale of the company to Lonsec Holdings Pty Ltd. Aug 2022 Valsoft acquires Azility Energy Management Solutions Alistair Jaque, Antony Bull and Orhai Shiba acted for Valsoft Corporation Inc on its acquisition of Azility Energy Management Solutions, a next-generation energy management solutions provider that powers energy, water, and emissions savings. Jul 2022 Savant Wealth Management Invests $3M in Advice Engagement Platform Lumiant Alistair Jaque and Antony Bull acted for Lumiant on the investment in the company by Savant Wealth Management to support the expansion of the business into the U.S. Jul 2022 Deutsch Miller recognised in Doyles Guide 2022 Deutsch Miller’s expertise in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Business and Commercial Law has once again been featured in this year’s Doyles Guide to the Australian legal profession. Apr 2022 Redevelopment of the iconic Jacksons on George Alistair Jaque acted for DTL Entertainment Group on the corporate legal aspects of its appointment to redevelop and operate the iconic Jacksons on George. Feb 2022 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Dispute Resolution – Ranked: Tier 4 The firm is delighted to be recognised for the 11th consecutive year in the 2022 Legal 500 Asia Pacific, maintaining our tier 4 ranking. Jul 2021 Deutsch Miller recognised in Doyles Guide 2021 Deutsch Miller’s expertise in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Business and Commercial Law has once again been featured in this year’s Doyles Guide to the Australian legal profession. Jun 2021 Aqua Rugby Australia DM is proud to be a partner and sponsor for Aqua Rugby Australia. Feb 2021 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Dispute Resolution – Ranked: Tier 4 The firm is delighted to be recognised for the 10th consecutive year in the 2021 Legal 500 Asia Pacific, maintaining our tier 4 ranking in Dispute Resolution. Feb 2021 Ground-breaking sale of global carbon credits to Microsoft Alistair Jaque and Sarah-Jane Sale at Deutsch Miller recently advised the Macdoch Group on a ground-breaking sale of global carbon credits to Microsoft in the US. Nov 2020 VISEO and Cludo are joining forces expanding Salesforce and digital services offering in Australia Alistair Jaque advised VISEO, which is a global technology company specialising in digital transformation services, on its acquisition of Cludo, which is a leading Australian Salesforce digital services and consulting partner. The transaction was the latest of a number of acquisitions in the IT consulting sector in which the Firm has been involved. Nov 2020 Credit Clear jumps 31pc on ASX debut Alistair Jaque successfully led the legal team at Deutsch Miller who helped Credit Clear to list on the ASX. Credit Clear, which is a fin-tech business that specialises in receivables management solutions, listed at the end of October and has performed impressively since its admission to ASX, and now has a market capitalisation of over A$190 million. Jul 2020 Deutsch Miller recognised in Doyles Guide 2020 Deutsch Miller’s expertise in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Business and Commercial Law has been featured in this year’s Doyles Guide to the Australian legal profession. May 2020 COVID 19: Feel like tearing up your contract? While some businesses are starting to ease back into work after their COVID-19 hibernation, most are still reeling to some degree from the impact of government restrictions, travel bans, interrupted supply chains, and the broader economic downturn. In the face of such challenges, you may be wondering whether there are grounds to be relieved from your contractual obligations. Apr 2020 COVID-19: Temporary changes to insolvency laws to provide relief for businesses and individuals The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Bill 2020 (‘the Bill’) came into effect on 25 March 2020 to provide a safety net to help businesses continue to operate during a period of temporary illiquidity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and also assist individuals to manage their debt so as to avoid bankruptcy. Apr 2020 COVID-19 Legal Issues Briefing In the past few weeks, the increasing spread of COVID-19 in Australia has brought immediate, unprecedented and far reaching challenges across Australia and the international community. No one it seems has been spared with COVID-19 not only placing lives in serious jeopardy, but also the immediate future of many businesses, with no knowing how long this crisis will last. Mar 2020 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Dispute Resolution – Ranked: Tier 4 The firm is delighted to be recognised for the 9th consecutive year in the 2020 Legal 500 Asia Pacific, maintaining our tier 4 ranking. Dec 2019 Deutsch Miller joins Sydney FC Business Club Deutsch Miller joins Sydney FC Business Club Oct 2019 Deutsch Miller secures a win for Supercars Following a favourable Supreme Court judgment in 2017, our client, V8 Supercars Holding Pty Ltd (Supercars), has successfully defended an appeal brought by Sanpoint Pty Ltd (Sanpoint). Aug 2019 Deutsch Miller Celebrates its 10th Birthday Deutsch Miller celebrated its 10th birthday at the QVB Tea Room on 22 August 2019 Mar 2019 Deutsch Miller in the media Rise of the boutique law firm Feb 2019 Partner Announcement: Alistair Jaque We are delighted to announce that Alistair Jaque has joined the team at Deutsch Miller today as a Partner in the Corporate team. Jan 2019 Deutsch Miller | Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Dispute Resolution – Ranked: Tier 4 Deutsch Miller advances to be ranked as a Tier 4 Dispute Resolution Practice in the legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings 2019. Sep 2018 Landmark decision of NSW Supreme Court Provides important guidance to the property industry on how section 66ZL of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW) will be applied going forward. Jul 2018 Chris Stevens promoted to Partner in firm’s Dispute Resolution practice The partners of Deutsch Miller are delighted to announce that Chris Stevens has been promoted to Partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice.
