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Product Safety Update – new recall guidelines released and first penalties issued under button battery safety standards 

In line with its annual priorities, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has recently taken some big steps towards…

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UCT 101: The usual suspects #3 – liability and indemnity clauses 

Welcome to the sixth article in our ‘UCT 101’ series, designed to assist businesses in preparing for new reforms to…

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Read it and weep – Booktopia’s $6 million penalty!

The recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in the New South Wales Registry has ordered that Booktopia Pty…

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The high court treatment: trade mark law cleaned up in cosmetics case

Cosmetics is a $22 billion dollar per year industry in Australia.1 Cosmetic companies regularly register trade marks to protect their brands. For…

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Media regulator ACMA to be given new powers to help protect Australians from online misinformation 

Did you know that between January 2020 and June 2021, over 82% of Australians reported having experienced misinformation about COVID-19?…

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Buying goods from a private seller – does a buyer have any recourse under the Australian Consumer Law?

As we know, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) provides consumers with a raft of consumer guarantees. One of those consumer…

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