Changes to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) will soon allow more customers access to the ACL’s consumer guarantees when acquiring goods or services.
On 11 March 2020, the High Court handed down its decision in ASIC v King [2020] HCA 4, a decision that considers the scope of definition of company ‘officer’ in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Section 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) contained an exemption for transactions involving licensing or assignment of certain intellectual property rights from certain prohibitions against anti-competitive conduct.
David Grace, a founding partner of Cooper Grace Ward, has been featured in Financier Worldwide Magazine. The article, “Managing employee compliance training” delves into the
New ‘lemon laws’ will afford buyers of defective motor vehicles additional avenues of redress and protections from 1 September 2019.
The ACCC told us to expect further Competition and Consumer Law interventions in 2018, following a significant number of enforcement actions in 2017, and they were not kidding!
In a recent consent decision handed down by the Federal Court, eight terms in a JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd standard form contract used to contract with small businesses were declared unfair and void.
The Financial Ombudsman Service Australia (FOS) deals with a range of disputes including banking, credit, loans, insurance and financial planning.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged that Woolworths engaged in unconscionable conduct within the meaning of the Australian Consumer Law when it designed and implemented its Mind the Gap scheme in 2014.
In late December 2016, the Federal Court gifted Valve Corporation an unwanted Christmas present by imposing a $3 million penalty for misrepresenting consumer refund rights.
In 2012, the ACCC commenced proceedings for the recovery of pecuniary penalties against Flight Centre, alleging that between 19 August 2005 and 16 May 2009 it had breached section 45(2)(ii) of the Trade Practices Act (the Act).
In a recent determination, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) reduced the liability of a co-borrower who received no ‘real’ benefit from the loan.