The ACCC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Meta Platforms, Inc. and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, alleging that these entities are liable for scam advertisements published by third parties on Facebook. The proceedings The ACCC alleges that Meta Platforms, Inc. and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct by… Read more »
In line with the ACCC’s new enforcement priorities, Peters Ice Cream has been penalised $12 million after admitting to engaging in exclusive dealing with a major transport provider. Following the commencement of proceedings by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Australasian Food Group (trading as Peters Ice Cream) has been penalised $12 million by… Read more »
Adverse action proceedings In December 2021, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia found that an employer had taken adverse action against an employee for a prohibited reason under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). Mr Stuart Lees was employed in 2014 by Asaleo Personal Care Pty Ltd as a sourcing manager. Mr Lees… Read more »
Sexual harassment claims are becoming increasingly prevalent in workplaces and, only late last year, amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) extended the ambit of the Commission’s anti-bullying jurisdiction to include instances of workplace sexual harassment. The nature of this jurisdiction was examined in the case of Application by Ranmeet Kaur [2022] FWC 487…. Read more »
In the New South Wales District Court, Judge Russell dismissed Mr Cavanagh’s claim for injuries arising from his employment with Manning Valley Race Club. Mr Cavanagh claimed that he had suffered a serious cervical spine and right shoulder injury while working as a course manager for Manning Valley Race Club at the Bushland Drive Racecourse… Read more »
In the recent case of Sydney Trains v Andrew Bobrenitsky [2022] FWCFB 32, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission upheld an appeal on the grounds that the Deputy President erred in concluding that an employee had been unfairly dismissed following a serious drink driving conviction. Although Mr Bobrenitsky’s employment was terminated in response… Read more »
It is common practice for parties to a proceeding to claim that a document is not required to be disclosed to the other party as it represents confidential communications between a lawyer and a client and is therefore exempt under the concept of legal professional privilege. In the recent Federal Court decision of TerraCom Ltd… Read more »
On 29 April 2022, the Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning issued a Notice extending the currency and completion periods of current development approvals under the Planning Act 2016 by a further 12 months. The Notice applies to all development approvals current as at 29 April 2022, as well as those granted… Read more »
Australian businesses should note the New Zealand High Court’s recent finding that competitors entering agreements to minimise competition in relation to keyword advertising risk being penalised for cartel conduct. In December 2021, the New Zealand High Court found that consumer finance company Moola.co.nz Limited engaged in cartel conduct. The conduct involved Moola entering agreements with… Read more »
Today, the Queensland Government advised that it will introduce legislation to classify coercive control as a criminal offence. The Government aims to achieve this by the end of 2023. The Government has issued a press release advising that they are taking this historic step to address the emerging finding that coercive control is one of… Read more »