May 13, 2019

Unfair Contract Terms – Are Your Contracts Enforceable?

Recent regulatory, political and media attention on unfair contract terms and their particular prevalence in contracts with small businesses has resulted in proposed legislative changes. Furthermore, […]
March 12, 2019

Coming soon – Director Identification Numbers

In October 2018, the Commonwealth Government released the Treasury Law Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2018 (Cth) (“Bill”) for consultation. Among other things, the Bill introduces […]
March 4, 2019

Supplying Services or Goods and Services to Consumers? You Must Read This! New Mandatory Requirements for Warranties against Service Defects

New requirements Recent amendments to the Competition and Consumer Regulations 2010(Cth)now require businesses to include the prescribed form and content of warranty when providing a warranty against […]
February 13, 2019

Reverse Onus of Proof is on Employers Who Do Not Keep Proper Books and Records

In the first use of laws enacted to close a ‘loophole’ in employee underpayment cases, the Fair Work Ombudsman (“FWO”) commenced proceedings against A & K […]
January 14, 2019

Time is running out! Have you checked your PPSA Registrations?

January 2019 marks 7 years since the commencement of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) and the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR). From 31 January 2019, registrations […]