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Have you checked your standard form consumer contracts for unfair terms - because the ACCC will

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
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  • May 9 2013

The ACCC has stepped up its campaign against unfair contract terms in 2013. If your business supplies goods or services to consumers using standard

Looking to the future: the ACCC’s strategic approach under Mr Rod Sims

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • Australia
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  • May 8 2013

Important lessons can be learnt by those currently doing, and intending to do, business in Australia by reflecting on the strategic approach taken by

The obligation to negotiate in good faith

  • Holding Redlich
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  • Australia
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  • May 8 2013

The obligation to "negotiate in good faith" is often found in commercial agreements. This article briefly considers the meaning and enforceability of

It pays to break the vicious debtor cycle

  • Bartier Perry
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  • Australia
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  • May 6 2013

In the hire industry, it is common for hirers to incur significant exposure on customer accounts where credit is extended in circumstances where

High Court confirms broad power of courts to validate corporate contraventions

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia
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  • May 6 2013

The High Court has adopted a broad interpretation of what constitutes a "contravention" of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ("Act") or a company

Point of sale finance retailers wait with trepidation!

  • Hunt & Hunt
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  • Australia
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  • May 6 2013

It was only shortly before the NCA became operational that Government fully realised the sheer magnitude of retailers' operations in this area. The

Victorian companies awarded Business Research and Development vouchers

  • Watermark Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys
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  • Australia
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  • May 3 2013

The Innovation Voucher Program is a new initiative of the Victorian Government that supports companies wanting to explore ways of improving their

Battle of the brands questions retailers’ exclusivity agreements

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia
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  • May 1 2013

It is no secret that Australian department stores operate in a tough competitive landscape. One of the major weapons in their artillery is their

How to lose your goods in one delivery

  • Gadens Lawyers
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  • Australia
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  • May 1 2013

Suppliers of goods can no longer rely on a retention of title clause alone to recover goods supplied but not yet paid for. The introduction of the

The regulatory reform onslaught continues

  • Hunt & Hunt
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  • Australia
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  • April 30 2013

In the last few weeks alone three announcementsreleases have taken place, namely: Changes to Disclosure Requirementsunder the National Consumer