Trade mark spotlight

The Trade Marks Act 1995 permits a person to apply for registration of a trade mark in respect of goods and/or services if they claim to be the owner of the mark and they either: use, or intend to use the mark; authorise or intend to authorise another to use; or...

Did you get that in writing?

A recent High Court case reminds us that once a written contract is agreed, it is unlikely that other promises will be enforceable.  In Crown Melbourne Limited v Cosmopolitan Hotel (Vic) Pty Ltd & Anor [2016] HCA 26, Crown leased two restaurant premises to...

Huge fines for misleading and deceptive conduct

Hocking Stuart Richmond, a Victorian real estate agency has been fined $330,000.00 for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct, by underquoting house prices to potential buyers.  Hocking Stuart Richmond was found by the Federal Court in Director of Consumer...