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The Federal Court decision of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) v Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FCA 12 sent shockwaves through the franchise sector after imposing a $2.604 million penalty against national franchisor...
As reported in our article The year ahead for directors: what’s in store for 2019, the Federal Government presented the Treasury Laws Amend...
The ACCC has welcomed a new alliance with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as of April 2019. The ACCC announced on 15 April 2019 that the ACCC and FBI have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (the Memora...
In a recent decision of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v viagogo AG [2019] FCA 544, the Federal Court of Australia has found that online ticket reseller Viagogo had engaged in four misrepresentations that were misleading or w...
Unfair dismissal claims often centre on the harsh, unjust or unreasonable nature of a dismissal relating to an employee’s conduct or performance at work. It is less common that claims of unfair dismissal arise due to an absence from work, where an em...
Could a tenant avoid or resist their make good obligations on the basis that the make good obligations (or payment in lieu) would be of no value and give the landlord an unfair windfall? In commercial leases, often the most contentious terms...
Most Australians are broadly familiar with the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), which is a statutory regime that creates rights and obligations for trade and commerce throughout Australia. One of the most famous products of the ACL is ...
In the recent decision of In the matter of TCL Airconditioner (Zhongshan) Co Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 257 the Federal Court held that a Chinese company was amenable to the Australian jurisdiction and thus could validly be served with a statutor...