The new Unfair Contract Terms regime (introduced by the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Amending Act), which amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) [...]
The new unfair contract terms regime commences on 9 November 2023, which prohibits unfair contract terms in contracts and introduces significant pecuniary penalties. This article explores the new [...]
On 7 April 2020, the National Cabinet agreed to implement the ‘National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct: SME Commercial Leasing Principles During COVID-19’. The Code is designed to provide [...]
The recent case Drama Unit Pty Ltd v Fearndale Holdings Pty Ltd (Administrator Appointed) & Anor [2019] NSWCA 312 clarified the formal requirements for notices issued under section 129 of the [...]
On 1 February 2019 the New South Wales and Civil and Administrative Tribunal held in Charlie Bridge Street Pty Ltd v Petrazzuolo [2019] NSWCATCD 1 that a landlord validly terminated a lease by [...]
This article consider the decision made on 15 February 2019 in Wynne Avenue Property Pty Ltd v MJHQ Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCATAP 41, in which the Appeal Panel of the New South Wales and Civil and [...]
This article explores the decision of Red Pepper Property Group Pty Ltd v S 3 South Melb Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 41, where on appeal from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the Court set [...]
The Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Act 2017 No 2 came into force on 1 July 2017 and made a number of important amendments to the Retail Leases Act 1994. This article looks at the amendments [...]