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Car rental agreement crashes out under the unfair contract terms regime
In proceedings brought by the ACCC the Federal Court declared a number of terms in Europcar Australias 2013 standard rental agreement to be unfair and therefore void ...
Welcome changes to the derivative charging rules for superannuation trustees
The Government has recently made changes to superannuation law that helps clear the way for trustees of regulated superannuation funds to charge fund assets in order to enter into a broad range of exchange-traded and Over-The-Counter derivative transactions The changes are intended to make it easier ...
Employment Law
This Insight examines the latest developments in employment law ...
Amendments to Retail Leases Act (NSW)
New legislation has been introduced into the NSW Parliament that if passed will make significant amendments to a number of the provisions of the existing legislation governing retail shop leases ...
'Axing the tax' - the end of the Australian carbon pricing scheme
Federal Parliament has passed legislation to repeal the carbon pricing scheme removing the nationwide impost on greenhouse gas emissions Partner Grant Anderson and Associate Albert Yu report ...
Another win for arbitration
The FCAFC has upheld an earlier decision rejecting an application to set aside or not enforce an international arbitral award. ...
Significant 'blow' for penalties claims
Today the Full Federal Court clarified the law of penalties as it applies to fees The key development is that in considering whether the amount of a fee is extravagant and exorbitant compared to the potential costs incurred in dealing with a failure to perform an obligation the court held that ...
Decision confirms limits on general meeting shareholder activism
A recent Federal Court of Australia decision has reaffirmed that a companys board of directors has the primary role in managing a company and that there are limits on shareholders legal ability to control that management Partner and Co-Leader of Allens Head Office Governance team Greg Bosmans and ...
The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
After almost 10 years of negotiations between the nations on 17 November 2014 Prime Minister Abbott and President Xi announced the conclusion of negotiations on the China Australia Free Trade Agreement ChAFTA Once implemented the ChAFTA is expected to significantly reduce import barriers for ...
Productivity Commission - Access to Justice Arrangements report and recommendations
The Access to Justice Arrangements report proposes broad-ranging reforms to our civil justice system with the aim of improving access to justice Partner Belinda Thompson and Lawyer Annie Santamaria highlight some recommendations which also have the potential to impact more broadly on Australias ...