Too close for comfort
The recent Federal Court judgment of Clipsal Australia Pty Ltd v Clipso Electrical Pty Ltd (No.3) [2017] FCA 60 has highlighted some important issues with how a trade mark protects one’s [...]
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An expensive mistake – pitfalls in PPSA
OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (OneSteel) rented a crushing and screening plant from Alleasing Pty Ltd (Alleasing), pursuant to a lease agreement it signed in 2014 which had a six-year term. The [...]
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Construction contracts AS11000 grind to a halt
The much-anticipated release of the Australian Standards “General conditions of contract” AS11000 was, on Tuesday 4 April 2017 abandoned by the Standards Development and Accreditation Committee [...]
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Short change your staff and you could personally end up out of pocket
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 [...]
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Lessons to learn from ACCC proceedings in 2016
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 [...]
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Will my e-signature be enforceable?
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.
Read articleThere’s an indemnity clause in the draft contract… What are you going to do about it?
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, [...]
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ACCC cracks down on cartel conduct
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 [...]
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