This article sets out the prohibition on insolvent trading by company directors in section 588G of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), reviews the safe harbour defence, and provides a summary of the [...]
In September 2018, the ACCC imposed an infringement notice against Fitness First for contravening the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) provisions relating to excessive payment [...]
In Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Meriton Property Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2018] FCA 1125, Meriton Property Services Pty Ltd has been penalised $3 million for manipulating [...]
The Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measure No. 3) Act 2018 (Cth) commenced on 1 September 2018, introducing significant increases to the maximum penalties for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law.
In Sportsbet Pty Ltd v Crownbet Pty Ltd [2018] FCA 1045, Australia’s biggest non-retail bookmaker, Sportsbet Pty Ltd, has been successful in obtaining an interlocutory injunction preventing [...]
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 benefits for [...]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won its action against Thermomix In Australia Pty Ltd after the Federal Court ruled that Thermomix knowingly kept safety issues relating to [...]
This recent decision holds significant implications for businesses as it suggests that, in certain circumstances, competitors may freely use similar, almost identical, phrases in marketing their [...]
