Resale Price Maintenance: Did you know this is illegal?
The ACCC is continuing to crackdown on suppliers who engage in resale price maintenance. Two companies, Edwards Essences and Eternal Beauty, have been the latest to come under fire for telling their retailers not to sell products below a recommended … Continue reading →
Misleading 2-price comparisons under attack
The ACCC has been vigorously pursuing companies that quote misleading higher prices in comparison to so-called sale prices. Two-price advertising, often called comparative price advertising, contrasts the sale price with a higher price for the same or a similar product. … Continue reading →
Facebook: Are you liable for other people’s postings on your wall? Yes, you are!
The case of ACCC v Allergy Pathway, recently handed down by the Federal Court, serves a chilling warning about the responsibility that businesses have to monitor their social media threads – to ensure that comments made by others aren’t causing … Continue reading →
Are you prepared for .xxx ?
News of a new release of domain names in the imminent future is sending businesses scrambling to make plans for securing the .xxx for their brand – so cybersquatters don’t get in first! The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and … Continue reading →