by precedence | Oct 30, 2017 | General News
Following two major tragedies in 2016 that resulted in the death of four patrons at the Dreamworld theme park and the death of two workers at the Eagle Farm racecourse, the Queensland Government has enacted new industrial manslaughter legislation aimed at reducing...
by precedence | Oct 25, 2017 | General News
Early this year, Belle Gibson was found by the Federal Court to have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct in relation to her promotion of her book and app “The Whole Pantry”. Ms Gibson was made famous when it came to light that her...
by precedence | Oct 23, 2017 | General News
In a recent decision of the District Court, it was held that a deposit that is electronically transferred is taken to be paid on the date of the transfer, not the date that the funds are cleared. In this case the seller purported to terminate the sale contract on the...
by precedence | Oct 10, 2017 | Knowledge
Consumers and small businesses are often presented with standard form contracts and lack the time, expertise and bargaining power to critically analyse and negotiate the terms of these contracts. As a result, on 1 January 2011, the Australian Consumer Law (“ACL”) was...
