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These proposed changes focus on flexibility for families and seek to provide additional support to parents in managing their work arrangements, through greater flexibility in parental leave, broader rights to request flexible working arrangements, and...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) has recently released its revised Compliance and Enforcement Policy, setting out the ACCC’s agenda for 2013. Its priorities come under four main headings. 2013 compliance and enforcement priorities...
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In an article in the June 2011 issue of the Australian Intellectual Property Law Bulletin, we summarised the first seven years of the epic Barbie vs Bratz litigation.1 Mattel Inc, the owners of Barbie, took...
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Directors and managers liability for corporate environmental offences have been harmonised across Australia, with some amendments to make them a bit tighter, and some to make them more relaxed. The law will now focus on...
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The Australian newspaper of today carries a notice from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (“Customs”) announcing the commencement of an investigation into the alleged dumping of hot rolled plate steel from China, Indonesia, Japan,...
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In Partridge v Hobart City Council & Ors (No2) [2013] TASFC 1, the appellant sued the respondents for damages in respect of injuries suffered as a result of a fall down an external stairway. Prior...
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By way of notice in The Australian newspaper today, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (“Customs”) has advised of the imposition of securities on such steel products. Securities do not require the payment of...
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Within the last week, the Australian Minister for Home Affairs has issued directions to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service to reinvestigate certain findings in relation to earlier investigations and measures applied to imports...
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Although section 443A(1) of the Corporations Act (“the Act”) provides that Administrators are liable for the debts they incur in the performance of their functions as Administrators, a recent Western Australian judgment discusses how orders...
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The ACCC has identified consumer guarantees as a matter of particular concern, having received more than 16,000 complaints in the last year. As a result of the ACCC’s crusade, 11 Harvey Norman franchisees are in...
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The rising cost of utilities, other business expenses and the introduction of unpopular taxes is no excuse for businesses to incorrectly point the finger to these expenses as the reason for increasing product prices. In...
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Franchisors need to be careful that they do not mislead potential franchisees with the hope that they will receive a minimum ‘guaranteed’ income. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) is closely monitoring such representations...