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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...
With many retailers now predominantly relying on online sales promotions to generate market interest, the decision of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Kogan Australia Pty Ltd [2020] FCA 1004, serves as a timely reminder to re...
In our previous article, The year ahead for directors: what's in store for 2020?, we noted the potential introduction of Director Identific...
In the recent decision of Defteros v Google LLC [2020] VSC 219, the Supreme Court of Victoria held search engine Google liable for "publishing" defamatory material. In doing so, the decision has extended the reach of defamation to encompass ...
In March 2020 the Full Federal Court, in a considerably lengthy judgement, dismissed (2-1) an appeal by the former directors of Storm Financial Pty Ltd (Storm), which infamously collapsed in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis in...
On 1 June 2020, the New South Wales Court of Appeal handed down the decision of Fairfax Media Publications; Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Voller [2020] NSWCA 102, upholding the finding by a single judge that medi...
The case of In the matter of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donations Fund; Application of Macdonald & Or [2020] NSWSC 604 was handed down on Monday, 25 May 2020 with the Supreme Court advising that the $51 million...
In our article, The year ahead for directors: what’s in store for 2020?, we discussed the ramifications of the Treasury Laws Amendment ...
What makes a contract an unprofitable contract which can be disclaimed by a trustee in bankruptcy without the leave of the Court under section 133(5A) of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) (Bankruptcy Act)? Can a litigation fundi...