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Fashion faux pas: Kym Ellery’s lesson in exclusive supply agreements with Myer

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 7 2013

The litigation over an exclusivity agreement between department store Myer and fashion designer Kym Ellery (Ellery) is now over, with a confidential

Foreign qualified legal practitioners can breathe a sigh of relief

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 7 2013

A recent decision of the Queensland Supreme Court is of significance to Australian inhouse legal practitioners, admitted to practice in a

ACCC landmark decision: disqualification under the ACL

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 7 2013

The ACCC dedicated much of its resources in 2012 to upholding the objectives of making markets work for consumers, and strong enforcement action

High Court to rule on consequences of breach of fiduciary duty

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 28 2013

Fiduciary duties arise in a variety of commercial contexts. One of the most common of these is the duty owed by a director to a company. In certain

ACCC releases unfair contract terms report next stop enforcement, so watch out!

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 22 2013

On 15 March 2013, the ACCC released a report of the outcomes of the review it undertook of particular industries using standard form consumer

Knock at your peril

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 22 2013

The ACCC has indicated increasing scrutiny on door-to-door marketing. Its recent action against Neighbourhood Energy Pty Ltd shows its commitment to

Unconscionable conduct in a vacuum? Federal court to shed light on Lux’s conduct

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 22 2013

On 10 May 2012 the ACCC had initiated proceedings in the Federal Court alleging unconscionable conduct on the part of Lux Distributors Pty Ltd (Lux

Dividend rules to change again

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 9 2013

In mid-2010 the age-old profits test for declaration and payment of dividends was replaced with a balance sheet test. Now draft legislation has been

ACCC releases compliance and enforcement policy for 2013

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 9 2013

On 21 February 2013 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released its new Compliance and Enforcement Policy. The policy outlines its

Prices too good to be true! Multiple, misleading and component pricing

  • Piper Alderman
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 14 2013

On 18 January 2013, the Federal Court imposed a $250,000 fine on The Jewellery Group Pty Ltd for misleading and deceptive conduct and false and

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