Disputes

Chrisco Hit with $200,000 Penalty Order for Australian Consumer Law Breach

June 27, 2016

A recent case serves as a warning of the dangers in the use of standard form contracts when you use “opt out” provisions, and is an important reminder for anyone who has clients on subscription services to check their terms to ensure they aren’t infringing the rules. Chrisco has been ordered by the Federal […]

Getting on the Front Foot in Disputes and Litigation

July 2, 2015

Often the success or failure of a dispute matter will depend in a large part on what steps you have taken in the very early phases (in particular, before the dispute even arose). In this guide, we set out our top tips in setting your case up for success. Guidelines for getting the best results […]

Issues with Service of Notices by Email

January 31, 2015

In this day and age when everything is done instantly at the press of a button, you would think that communicating a notice under an agreement by email would be fairly easy. But unfortunately it’s not quite that simple. If an agreement expressly allows the communication of notices by email, it will usually state when […]

Disorganisation Leads to $47,000 Fine

November 12, 2014

Sometimes it really doesn’t pay to be disorganised in business, particularly when you are dealing with our courts or regulatory authorities. A Melbourne gym and its former director learnt this the hard way* when the business and the former director together suffered total fines of $47,000 from the Fair Work Commission – acting as a [...]

“Workplace” Clarified by Sexual Harassment Case

September 14, 2014

In a recent decision, the Federal Court held that the term “a workplace” is broad and may include a range of venues and locations, depending upon the surrounding circumstances and the conduct of workplace participants. This case is a reminder to employees and employers of the need to keep professional and personal relationships separate. In [...]

Disputes

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