A warning to business directors and employers: don’t short change your staff or you could personally end up out-of-pocket! In June 2016, a Gold Coast security business and its sole director were [...]
ACCC releases a list of compliance and enforcement priorities for each year (see our article titled ‘ACCC: Compliance and Enforcement Priorities 2016’). One of the central and continuing focus [...]
The New South Wales Court of Appeal (NSWCA) has shed some light on, or perhaps added to the confusion about, the enforceability of electronic signature.
An indemnity is a contract by one party to keep another harmless against loss. It transfers risk from one party to another to compensate for loss. Some businesses assume that throwing in a broad, [...]
Each year the ACCC sets enforcement and compliance priorities that are taken into account when pursuing competition and consumer matters. In 2016, the ACCC warned that it would continue to take [...]
If you are in the business of providing credit to consumers, you may have to comply with the laws and regulations as set out in the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) (NCCPA), [...]
The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (the Act) is designed to streamline the process to getting paid in the building and construction industry. The Act [...]
Risk minimisation is necessary for any successful business. Indemnity clauses, liquidated damages, warranties, exclusions and limitation of liability clauses are all mechanisms of risk allocation [...]