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ASIC releases guidance on new protections for small businesses against unfair lending contract terms. The Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 extends the protections contained in the Australian Consumer Law against...
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LIABILITY FOR FALSE STATEMENTS TO CUSTOMS – FINES PLUS FORFEITURE OF THE GOODS Three individuals who made deliberately false statements in an attempt to evade duty each received fines equal to double the amount of...
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We are pleased to announce that on 1 January 2016, Gye Associates Lawyers became part of Cappello Rowe Lawyers. Tony Gye brings over 40 years’ experience to Cappello Rowe and, along with his team, specialises in commercial litigation and transactions, property law, wills and estates, and intellectual property.
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“BlueScope Steel stung by alleged corporate espionage” read the headline on the front page of the “The Age” newspaper last Saturday. The article that follows describes the alleged “international espionage” by former employee of BlueScope...
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The recent appointment of Hunt & Hunt’s Victorian property team to the Victorian Government Legal Services Panel demonstrates the depth and experience of our Melbourne property lawyers and paralegals. The team has been appointed to...
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Credit legislation often has a “sting in the tail” – something that was not readily apparent when the legislation was first framed but then comes back to haunt credit providers down the track. We are...
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The decision in Allen v Chadwick [2015] HCA 47 concerns the operation and interpretation of Parts 6 and 7 of the Civil Liability Act 1936 (SA) which construct a regime for determining negligence and create a...
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Readers may recall that on 1 June 2014 amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules (AML/CTF Rules) commenced. These rules were made under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth) (the...
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In a unanimous judgment, the High Court has ruled that employers cannot avoid the sham contracting provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) through the use of third-party labour hire arrangements. In Fair Work...
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On 10 December 2015, the High Court refused the plaintiff special leave to appeal the decision of New South Wales Court of Appeal in Christine Fabre v Bonny Lai Chun Lui [2015] HCASL 230. The judgment...
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The Free Trade Agreement between Australia and China will commence on 20 December bringing with it an immediate round of tariff cuts and a further round of cuts on 1 January 2016. With only 11...
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Employers who fail to adequately respond to complaints about racist, offensive or otherwise discriminatory conduct in the workplace may be vicariously liable for the conduct even if other preventative steps it takes are exemplary. Facts...