The Australian Consumer Law (the ACL) is the principal piece of legislation for consumer protection in Australia. The ACL has traditionally mainly provided protection to
Take-home points 1. Under the Foreign Judgment Act 1991 (Cth), the judgments of certain foreign courts may be registered in state supreme courts and enforced.
Take home points 1. Whether or not the foreign judgment can be registered and enforced in Australia will depend on the type of judgment and
Australian nationals that are employees and office holders working for certain international organisations should be aware that under a recent decision of the High Court
On 5 March 2015 the District Court handed down its decision in the case of Morton v. Rexel Electrical Supplies Pty Ltd [2015] QDC 49
As part of the National Innovation and Science Agenda, the Government is proposing to reform existing insolvency laws. The Government’s aim is to encourage entrepreneurship
Take home points 1. The Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) creates a regime where parties are able to seek security of payment
The recently passed Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 (Cth) extends the unfair contracts protections in the Australian Consumer Law
In Commissioner of Taxation v Australian Building Systems Pty Ltd (in Liq) [2015] HCA 28, the High Court has held that during the administration of
The Road to Recovery Upon the winding up of a company, a liquidator will often be faced with the task of recovering payments to directors
Take home points 1. If your business involves the sale of goods on credit, consider including a retention of title clause to allow you the
Defences in QBCC recovery proceedings for payments made under the statutory insurance scheme The statutory insurance scheme Part 5 of the Queensland Building and Construction
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