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Assessing damages through the rear view mirror: Quantum issues in automotive class actions
Insight 01 May 2023

Toyota Appeal gives comfort to automakers that courts will recognise efforts to resolve product defects. ...

School chaplaincy program remains out of bounds of federal power
Insight 26 Jun 2014

In a decision that has potential implications for a raft of Federal Government programs the High Court held that legislation passed to authorise hundreds of government funding arrangements is invalid insofar as it relates to the national schools chaplaincy program The decision once again confirms ...

Clarity on what constitutes a misleading consumer guarantee representation
Insight 04 Jul 2018

A recent Full Federal Court decision has provided welcome clarity on what constitutes a misleading consumer guarantee representation. ...

Record penalties a reminder of product safety obligations
Insight 03 Jul 2014

Record US penalties recently imposed on car manufacturers for failures to deal appropriately with safety defects are a timely reminder to Australian manufacturers of their product safety obligations Partner Belinda Thompson Senior Associate Jaime McKenzie and Lawyer Ishwar Singh report ...

When 'reliance damages' can be recovered after a breach of contract
Insight 06 Apr 2023

A plaintiff can choose whether to seek reliance damages. ...

Government's Safeguard Mechanism reforms get the green light
Insight 05 Apr 2023

Parliament has passed the Government's long-anticipated Safeguard Mechanism reforms following a watershed Labor-Greens deal. In this Insight, we focus on the key amendments to the Safeguard Mechanism scheme's architecture that brought the reforms over the line. ...

13 recommendations to mitigate risk in sustainability statements and greenwashing
Insight 27 Mar 2023

This Insight considers some key emerging trends in ASIC's and the ACCC's enforcement activities around greenwashing and sustainability that will be major themes in 2023. ...

Laundy v Dyco – 'carrying on a business' when the law changes suddenly
Insight 22 Mar 2023

The High Court, in recently considering the construction of a contract for the sale of the property and assets of a hotel business affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We explain this important decision and its implications. ...

ESG class actions: an emerging focus on supply chain risk
Insight 20 Mar 2023

Class action claims against companies alleging adverse human rights impacts are increasing globally. While damages may be sought, such claims are increasingly being used to drive change in company policies and practices. ...

Australian ESG legal outlook: 2023
Insight 15 Mar 2023

ESG is continuing to gain momentum across the Australian landscape. There is now an expectation that businesses will engage proactively with ESG principles and reporting trends, including in their operational and strategic decision making, even in the absence of so-called 'hard laws'. ...

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