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...
by precedence | Sep 11, 2017 | General News
Ramsay Health Care Australia v Compton [2017] HCA 28 The High Court has handed down a significant decision which has created uncertainty when it comes to enforcing judgment debts by way of bankruptcy. Ramsay Health Care Australia (“Ramsay”) was owed money by Compton...
by precedence | Sep 5, 2017 | Knowledge
The use of Airbnb is becoming increasingly popular in Australia’s capital cities and, whilst it appears yet to gain any substantial traction in the Cairns region, no doubt this will come soon. We are already starting to see properties being advertised for sale as...
