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The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia has held in a unanimous decision that a creditor of an insolvent company is not entitled to a statutory set off in response to a liquidator's claim for the recovery of an unfair p...
On 25 March 2022, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) obtained orders in the Federal Court against Australasian Food Group Pty Ltd, trading as Peters Ice Cream (Peters) for engaging in the pract...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched Federal Court proceedings against Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Inc. and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta), alleging Meta engaged in false, misleading, or deceptive conduct t...
McCabes have been named as finalists in the category of Best Law and Related Services Firm $50M - $200M Revenue in the 2022 Client Choice Awards. &nb...
The Court of Appeal of New South Wales recently upheld a decision of the Supreme Court to set aside a deed under the Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) (the Act) on the basis that it was an unjust contract due to substantive an...
Recently, the High Court of Australia in Walton v ACN 004 410 833 Limited (formerly Arrium Limited) (in liquidation) [2022] HCA 3 ('Walton')...
It is with great pleasure that McCabes announce promotions effective 1 January 2022 across the firm. We wish to congratulate:
Recently, the High Court of Australia in Fairfax Media Publications; Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Voller [2021] HCA 27, upheld the decision of the NSW Court of Appeal that media and news companies were "publishe...
Upon application from ASIC, the Federal Court has determined that several terms contained within Bank of Queensland's (BoQ) small business contracts are unfair. This decision follows on from a suite of government reforms passed in 2...