Each year the ACCC, Australia’s competition regulator, releases a list of priorities and factors to be taken into account when deciding to pursue matters. 2018 is slated to be the year of [...]
In October 2017, the Federal Court of Australia ordered three related retail entities to pay fines and penalties totalling $750,000 for misrepresenting their consumer’s rights to repairs, [...]
For the first time, on 6 September 2017, the ACCC instituted Federal Court proceedings enforcing the new laws. The first cab off the rank being JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd (JJ Richards), against [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Each year the ACCC, Australia’s competition regulator, releases a list of priorities and factors to be taken into account when deciding to pursue matters. In 2016 the ACCC has set its sight on [...]
Small businesses, like consumers, can be vulnerable when it comes to standard form contracts. These contracts usually get offered on a ‘take it or leave it’ basis, and for those who lack the [...]
Definition An unfair contract term is one that: will cause a significant imbalance in the parties rights and obligations arising under the contract; is not reasonably necessary in order to [...]
