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Chen v Pacific Holdings

Commercial · NSW · CP-2024-003

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What standard of proof applies to a breach of s 180(1)?

Drafting response...

The standard is the balance of probabilities under s 1317J(2). In ASIC v Rich [2009] NSWSC 1229, Austin J held the business judgment rule failed...

Corporations Act s 180(1)ASIC v Rich [2009]
Business judgment rule defence?Non-executive director exceptions?

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Ask a question

Plain language. Matter Desk runs a semantic vector search across 830,000+ indexed Australian authorities and 193,000+ legislation documents. Watch progress in real time as it searches, analyses, and drafts.

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Review citations

Every authority links to its source on official Australian legislation and case-law databases. Hover over any citation to see the source text inline. Unverified authorities are flagged.

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Follow up or produce work product

Use suggested follow-up questions to go deeper, or generate IRAC memos, calculate deadlines, and run conflict checks. Export to PDF or Word. Navigate anywhere with Cmd+K.

Everything in Matter Desk.

The full feature surface — research, matter operations, deadlines and compliance, productivity and capture, firm management, and an API. All linked to the matter record.

Research and analysis

Matter-linked AI that searches, reads, and cites Australian authorities without fabricating.

AI legal research

Ask a legal question inside your matter. Matter Desk runs a semantic vector search across 830,000+ indexed Australian authorities and 193,000+ legislation documents, then streams a structured answer word by word with real-time progress indicators: searching legislation, analysing authorities, drafting response. Every citation links to its source on official Australian legislation and case-law databases. Hover over any citation to see the source text in an inline card without leaving the answer. If an authority cannot be verified, it is flagged explicitly. After every answer, suggested follow-up questions help you go deeper. Your matter context, uploaded documents, and prior research carry forward across sessions through the matter memory graph.

IRAC memos

Generate a structured Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion memo from your matter research. Citations are pulled from verified authorities. Edit the memo inline, then export to PDF or Word (DOCX) with your firm branding. Every memo links back to the research session that produced it.

Document analysis

Upload contracts, briefs, and judgments. Matter Desk extracts parties, obligations, key dates, risks, and unusual terms. Every extraction links back to the specific paragraph in the source document. Documents are stored on Australian infrastructure with signed URLs.

Document comparison

Side-by-side redline between versions of a document. Surfaces clause changes, added obligations, and removed protections. Works on PDF, DOCX, and plain text. Results are attributable to specific paragraphs, not whole-file diffs.

Matter memory

Cross-session context that remembers your matter history, prior research, and uploaded documents. The memory graph detects contradictions across sessions so you are alerted when new research conflicts with earlier findings.

Knowledge base

Full-text and semantic search across your firm's approved memos, research answers, and work product. Firm-scoped with row-level security so nothing leaks between tenancies.

Precedents

Semantic search across approved firm work product, ranked by similarity to the current matter. Attach a precedent to your matter in one click so it carries into the next research query.

Matter operations

A single matter record that links research, documents, drafts, clauses, and client correspondence.

Matter workspace

Create matters with client, jurisdiction, and practice area. Open, on-hold, closed, and archived states with reopen support. Row-level security scopes every matter to the firm and every document to the matter.

Drafts and generated documents

Template-based drafting that pulls from the matter context and uploaded evidence. Letters of advice, NDAs, affidavit skeletons, show-cause correspondence, termination reviews, statements of claim. Every generated document has a version history with restore. Export to Word or PDF with firm branding.

Document templates

A firm-editable template library covering the common Australian matter types across commercial, employment, litigation, and property. Searchable and filterable by practice area and jurisdiction.

Clause library

Firm-owned clauses with variant generation, search by practice area and jurisdiction, and one-click attach to drafts. Seeded with commercial, employment, and property starter packs.

Client portal

Share specific matter documents, memos, and deadlines with clients through token-based read-only links. Every share is audit-logged. Links can be revoked or expired at any time.

Deadlines and compliance

Deterministic calculations and immutable audit trails built for professional indemnity.

Limitation calculator

Select a jurisdiction, cause of action, and accrual date. Matter Desk returns the limitation period, expiry date, and the exact statute section. 230+ rules across NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, ACT, NT, and Federal. Deterministic. No AI guesswork. Every result cites its source.

Deadline engine

230+ court filing, procedural, and limitation rules across all 9 Australian jurisdictions. Conveyancing cooling-off periods, defence filing, discovery, interlocutory applications, and limitation periods. Every deadline requires human confirmation before activation. No deadline auto-activates.

Conflict check

Search across every matter and party in your firm before accepting new instructions. Matches are flagged with the relevant ASCR 2015 conduct rule. Every check is logged in an immutable audit log with who ran it, when, and what was found. The complete audit history is always available for regulatory review, and no record can be modified or deleted after the fact.

Audit trail

Every AI action logs the user, matter, model, timestamp, source documents, and output. Queryable per matter. Immutable, retained for the life of the account, and exportable for regulatory review.

Productivity and capture

Keep billable work moving without switching tools.

Time tracking

Manual timer and entry creation per matter. Category codes for research, drafting, correspondence, court, meetings, and admin. Per-matter summaries for WIP reporting.

AI time suggestions

Inferred time entries from your activity — research sessions, document uploads, memo generations — queued for partner review before they bill. Nothing auto-posts.

Transcriptions

Upload audio (MP3, M4A, WAV) from client meetings, counsel conferences, or court hearings. Matter Desk transcribes and attributes the result to the matter with speaker separation where detected. Redaction suggestions surface before the transcript is saved.

Correspondence and inbound email

Forward matter emails to a matter-specific address. Matter Desk extracts senders, attachments, and actionable content. Draft responses are queued for partner review before any message sends.

Notifications

In-app and email alerts for approaching deadlines, matter assignments, conflict-check results, and shared portal activity. Mark-as-read and subscription tracking per user.

Custom workflows

Firm-defined workflow templates for onboarding, discovery, settlement, and compliance. Triggers, step execution, and per-matter progress tracking. Shareable across partners for consistent process.

Cmd+K navigation

Keyboard-first command palette. Press Cmd+K to jump to any matter, run a conflict check, start research, or navigate anywhere in the workspace. 13+ navigation shortcuts and 4 quick actions, all searchable.

Guided task launchers

Four action cards on every matter overview replace the blank prompt. Start legal research, generate a memo, check deadlines, or analyse a document with one click. No prompt engineering required.

Firm management and integrations

Multi-lawyer firms with roles, workload, reports, learning, and an API.

Team and roles

Partner admin, partner, associate, and paralegal roles with scoped permissions. Invite flow, bulk user management, per-matter access rules, and firm-level billing contact assignment.

Workload view

Team member workload by open matters, due deadlines, and outstanding tasks. Filter by practice area or jurisdiction. Balance work across the firm at a glance.

Reports

Usage by user, matter, and action type. Token consumption and cost estimation. Time-entry summaries. Monthly rollups for firm-wide review.

Learning hub

In-app guides for commercial, employment, litigation, and property. Getting-started cards, curated Act references, and worked example prompts so every new user reaches a strong first answer.

Public API and webhooks

Read matter, memo, and time-entry data via the v1 public API. Webhook events on matter-created, memo-approved, and deadline-confirmed. API key management in-app with rotation and scoped permissions.

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