Time’s up – your rights and obligations as a large business under the Payment Times Reporting Scheme
The Payment Times Reporting Scheme (Scheme) commenced on 1 January 2021 as a result of the passing of the Payment…
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HWL Ebsworth advises Bellevue Gold on $131 million capital raising
HWL Ebsworth advised Bellevue Gold Limited (Bellevue Gold) on its oversubscribed fully underwritten $106 million institutional placement and proposed non-underwritten…
Exposure draft released: our first glimpse at potential reforms to the unfair contract terms regime
The wheels are in motion for long-awaited reforms to the unfair contract terms (UCT) regime under the Australian Consumer Law.1…
Warranties against defects in B2B contracts – exploring the issues and inconsistencies for suppliers
In this article, we explore whether suppliers that give warranties against defects in their business-to-business (B2B) contracts are required to comply…
You’ve changed… changes to the definition of ‘consumer’ under the Australian Consumer Law have come into effect and your business may now be liable for consumer guarantees, even to business customers
At the end of last year, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Acquisitions as Consumer – Financial Thresholds) Regulations 2020 (Cth) (Regulations)…
NSW increases consumer protections by imposing new disclosure requirements for intermediaries
Recent changes to the Fair Trading Act 1987 No 68 (NSW) (FTA), effective from 1 January 2021, imposed two new…