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Europcar pays a $350,000 penalty for charging customers more than the cost of actual credit and debit card surcharges

In July 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) instituted proceedings against CLA Trading Pty Ltd trading as Europcar…

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Big Warehouse fined under the Australian Consumer Law for misleading retail practices

Misleading refund policies and contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law1 relating to the supply of goods are again in the…

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ACCC appeals Federal Court decision regarding Kimberly-Clark's 'flushable' wipes claims

In December 2016, the ACCC instituted proceedings against Kimberly-Clark Australia Pty Ltd (KCA) and Pental Products Pty Ltd (Pental) respectively,…

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Industry focus: ACCC to crack down on non-compliant provisions within horticulture produce agreements

Red Rich Fruits, a fresh fruit trader based in New South Wales and Victoria, recently came under scrutiny of the…

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Historical IP protection repealed: Uncertainty for (some) commercial IP arrangements

On 18 February 2019, the Australian Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 5) Bill 2018 (Bill) which…

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Hutchison Ports Australia agrees to remove unfair terms from its T&Cs with carrier customers

Hutchison Ports Australia Pty Limited (Hutchison) and two other large stevedoring companies have agreed to amend their standard form agreements…

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