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In November 2020, the Federal and State Governments' announced their mutual intentions to amend the Unfair Contracts Regime (the Regime) to enhance the protections offered by the current Regime.   After a twelve-month investig...

Bitcoin has hit an all-time-high this week, breaching AUD$60,000 and appears to be in a new price-discovery phase. The rise is, at least partially, coming off the back of ubiquitous American electric vehicle automotive company, Tesla, confirming in S...

In the final weeks of 2020, the ACCC announced that it had commenced three sets of proceedings against several large companies for allegedly either making false or misleading representations or engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct.   Th...

Is a Review Panel entitled to rely upon medical literature to make a decision that a party has not considered? The Supreme Court provides the answer in Raina v CIC Allianz Insurance Limited. Author: Katherine Teague Judgment date: 25 January 2021 Cit...

On 1 February 2021, the final phase of the Fair Work Commission's 2019-20 Annual Wage Review will come into effect, increasing minimum pay rates in a number of modern awards, including awards covering those industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemi...

In our previous article, we considered the Federal Court decision of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

Can an employer decide to make an influenza (or COVID-19) vaccination an inherent requirement of the role and if so, is this a lawful and reasonable direction?   Protecting the health and safety of clients, colleagues and the community involve...

In March 2020, the Australian Government introduced a suite of changes to the federal insolvency and bankruptcy laws in response to the economic impact of COVID-19. These measures were initially implemented for a six-month period and included increas...