Customs Issues for the Auto Industry

The Australian automotive industry is going through a period of transformation. This coincides with significant ongoing developments in Australia's customs and global trade landscape. These two areas of change are interacting and ...

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Wrinkle Free Dental Work?

Dentists using botox injections (botulinum toxin) and dermal fillers in their practice must do so in accordance with the requirements of the Dental Board of Australia and other regulatory authorities. Injectable botulinum toxin...

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Court Rules on Minimum Apartment Size Standards for NSW Developments

On 9 April 2015, the Land and Environment Court handed down its decision in Botany Bay City Council v Botany Development Pty Ltd (No 2) ruling that when Council standards conflict with State standards in relation to apartment size...

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Building Inspectors Role Judicially Clarified

Recently, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ("VCAT") had cause to clarify the role and responsibilities of a building inspector in O'Hehir v Building Practitioners Board (Review and Regulation) [2015] VCAT 113. ...

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Fallout from the Cash Store Case Continues

The decision in ASIC v The Cash Store (in liquidation) [2014] FCA 926, primarily focused on the responsible lending obligations of payday lender, the Cash Store under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009. Other matt...

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Victorian Cases Clarify limitations on Joinder of Insurers, Strike-out Applications and Awards of indemnity costs

Three recent Victorian decisions serve as an important reminder of possible impacts on insurers: Akron Roads Pty Ltd (in liq) v Crewe Sharp & Ors1 – the Supreme Court determined that a person who is not a party to an i...

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