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Knock at your peril

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
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  • 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

Social media compliance not just a worry; now a mandate for C-Suites and Boards

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia
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  • March 22 2013

Even if a listed company has no interest in social media, last week's final release of ASX's Guidance Note 8 confirms that social media compliance is

Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • Australia
  • -
  • April 27 2012

On 7 March 2012 the Full Federal Court ordered Optus to pay $3.61 million in civil pecuniary penalties in relation to advertising for the 'THINK BIGGER' and 'SUPERSONIC' broadband internet plans

Caution needed with price reduction advertising

  • Cooper Grace Ward
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  • Australia
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  • March 7 2013

The recent Federal Court decisions of Australian Competition Consumer Commission v Jewellery Group Pty Limited and Australian Competition Consumer

Seafolly sues competitor over misleading and deceptive Facebook posts

  • Davies Collison Cave
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  • Australia
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  • February 8 2013

On 29 November 2012, the Federal Court held that comments posted by an individual on her personal Facebook page, and the page of her business, were

We don't recommend blowing

  • MARQUE Lawyers
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  • Australia
  • -
  • April 12 2013

In a recent case, Adepto Publications, its sole director, Mitchell, and its office manager, McKay, were ordered to pay substantial financial

BLG Monthly Update

  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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  • Argentina, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, USA
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  • December 19 2012

The BLG Monthly Update is a digest of recent developments in the law which Neil Guthrie, our National Director of Research, thinks you will find

Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia considers fiduciary and statutory duties owed by directors to a company in Omnilab Media Pty Limited v Digital Cinema Network Pty Ltd

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • Australia
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  • March 22 2012

This case concerned a joint venture company, Digital Cinema Network Pty Ltd (DCN), which negotiated with film studios and cinema owners in preparing Virtual Print Fee (VPF) agreements with regards to US film studies providing financial assistance to cinema owners converting movie projections from analogue to digital

Nailed! Who’s been sprung by the ACCC and how much it cost them

  • MARQUE Lawyers
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  • Australia
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  • April 16 2013

Recently, the ACCC has taken action against a number of door-to-door sales businesses. First it was AGL, then Neighbourhood Energy and EnergyAustralia

First East Auction Holdings Pty Limited v Ange 2010 VSC 72

  • Gilbert + Tobin
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  • Australia
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  • July 28 2010

This case dealt with the consequences of a seller withdrawing paintings shortly before they were due to be auctioned