On Wednesday, 28 July 2021, the Victorian government announced a $400 million package of new support measures for small and medium business in Victoria (to be funded jointly with the Commonwealth government) to assist them to reco...

In the wake of a fourth Victorian COVID-19 lockdown, insurers and policy-holders alike will be eager to see the resolution of various Australian court proceedings concerning whether business can recover their losses under their bu...

From 1 July 2021, amendments to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) definition of "consumer" will significantly extend consumer protections. The definition – the current form of which has been in place since 1986 – was, among...

Permanent changes to the laws relating to the electronic signing of documents are emerging from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In mid-2020, the Commonwealth Government introduced temporary measures allowing companies to execute do...

Businesses beware - recent Ad Standards decisions suggest a crackdown on influencer promotions. In February 2021, the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) published a revised Code of Ethics (Code). Some businesse...

Temporary measures which relieved company directors from personal liability for insolvent trading, enacted by the Federal Government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ceased on 31 December 2020.  Accordingly, from 1 January 2...