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Clarity on what constitutes a misleading consumer guarantee representation
A recent Full Federal Court decision has provided welcome clarity on what constitutes a misleading consumer guarantee representation. ...
ACCC brings first 'excessive surcharge' proceedings
The ACCC has instituted Federal Court proceedings against Europcar for allegedly imposing excessive payment surcharges on customers. This is the first court proceeding commenced by the ACCC under the new prohibition and serves as a reminder to businesses that card payment surcharges must be limited. ...
Latest word on competing class actions
The NSWSC has selected one of five ongoing class actions against AMP Limited to proceed, making a clear statement that multiple class actions raising similar issues should not be permitted without good reason ...
Back to basics: Managing supply chain risk from an Australian product liability perspective
Allens Partners Phillip Cornwell Michael Ryan and Ben Farnsworth were part of the global panel analysing the project finance market including key economies regional analysis and PPPs In Getting the Deal Throughs second annual issue focusing on the global project finance markets Phillip Michael and ...
Linklaters Insights: Business Crime Quarterly
In the latest edition of Business Crime Quarterly our global alliance partner Linklaters with input from Allens looks at issues including the release of the Australian Governments long-awaited report on the statutory review of the Anti-money Laundering and Counter-terrorism Financial Act a number of ...
Report: Class action risk 2016
Allens have gathered and analysed data which identifies some interesting trends that run counter to some of the typical commentary surrounding class actions in the media. ...
Privilege during class action investigations - no client required
Our recently released Class Action Risk 2016 report highlights the effect of lawyer and funder entrepreneurialism on the class action landscape Last weeks decision in the ongoing confidentiality dispute between IOOF Holdings Limited and Maurice Blackburn has provided a rare insight into the way ...
An opportunity for greater certainty for class action defendants
Class action settlement negotiations are often hindered by uncertainty about the number and identity of potential claimants A recent decision of the Supreme Court of NSW has paved the way for defendants to achieve greater certainty in respect of unregistered class members at an earlier stage than ...
Court confirms life easier for default interest clauses post-Paciocco
New South Wales Court of Appeal case Arab Bank Australia v Sayde Developments considered the application of penalties doctrine to default interest rate provisions in load agreements post the high court's libera approach to the doctrine in Paciocco v ANZ. ...
Land tax recovery - no, yes, no again
The Queensland Government is proposing legislation that will restore a prohibition on landlords requiring tenants to pay land tax under commercial leases entered into after 1 January 1992 and before 30 June 2009 This essentially negates the effect of a Supreme Court decision that land tax from 30 ...