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A total of four Harvey Norman franchisees were found to have misled customers over their consumer rights by the Federal Court. Stores in Gordon (NSW), Mandurah (WA), Albany (WA) and…
This week, the ACCC released a guide directed to businesses to help them better understand the laws in place over country of origin claims. The overriding principle is, as with…
Advertising is an integral role of business. It allows a company to inform and persuade the public that their product or service is better than their competitors. But there are…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a guide for businesses who supply products to Australian consumers online. The guide lists some best practice tips for businesses, as…
For 28 months the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and related laws were the subject of an inquiry by the Australian Law Reform Commission. The result of which was a three…
The recently implemented Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation, which became mandatory in July last year, may have elements rolled back or modified. The legislation, which was aimed at improving…
Some small independent developers on the Apple store have recently learnt all about trade marks the hard way. On the 6th of February, 2013, King.com Ltd applied for a trade…
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The importance of inducement in workplace compensation has been highlighted in the case of Comcare v PVYW [2013] HCA 41. The High Court of Australia recently decided the case and in a majority decision, favored the appellant Comcare in finding that Comcare is not liable to pay compensation to the respondent. The High court ruled that the employer did not “induce” or “encourage” the employee to engage in a private activity whilst on a work trip.
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is a tribunal created by virtue of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act (2009). It is a statutory body tasked to hear original cases, conduct…
A recent case before the High Court has shed new light on the requirement of employers, and the rights of employees, when industrial action is taken under the Fair Work Act.
In Adelaide, an Islamic College has threatened to dismiss non-Muslim female staff if they do not wear headscarves to work. For some years, the college had an unwritten rule, which…