In a recent post on our Arbitration Notes blog, Andrew Cannon, Antony Crockett, Chad Catterwell, James Allsop, Imogen Kenny and Joy Rao consider the Federal Court of Australia decision in CCDM Holdings...

These links discuss sovereign immunity risk in the context of the current problems in the Eurozone and in other areas.

Repairers who do not supply goods are not manufacturers under Part VA of the Trade Practices Act.

In order for a search warrant to be issued under the Fair Trading Act, there must be reasonable grounds to believe that there was evidence of a contravention of the Act.

A significant decision for standard consumer contracts was released by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (VCAT) in Director of Consumer Affairs v AAPT Limited on 2 August 2006.

An inherently dangerous product and a safe system of work were considered by the court.

Any decision to exit the Eurozone or to change its currency would be the exercise by that state of a sovereign act.

The current economic problems in the Eurozone could affect businesses in a variety of ways, both direct and indirect.

A discusion on the Justice and Safety Committees inquiry into Alcohol-Related Violence which was handed down to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in March 2010.

The Hamcor decision highlights the need to take these immunity provisions into account in the decision making processes.

The High Court of Australia held that India had not waived sovereign immunity in respect of enforcement proceedings by ratifying the New York Convention...

Westina Corporation Pty Ltd (Westina) was a haulage contractor trading under the name "Jamieson Transport". In 2005 it hired a road train comprising a prime mover and three trailers to BGC Contracting (BGC) pursuant to the terms of a written "wet hire" agreement. The wet hire agreement obliged Westina to provide the services of a qualified operator for the road train.

These changes introduce additional changes and clarifications to the already sweeping reforms introduced by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.

The US, Canada and Argentina are alleging that the European Communities (EC) has applied a 'moratorium' on approvals for the import and marketing of genetically modified (GM), or 'biotechnology', products without a scientific basis (see DS291, 292 and 293).

Discussion about parliamentary privilege. Recent case example of the expansive scope of parliamentary privilege.

On 24 October 2023, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed India's application to set aside an investor's application to recognise and enforce an award against India on the basis of sovereign immunity.

Public authorities may be liable in private nuisance for construction impacts unless they can prove the interference was reasonable or inevitable.

The Supreme Court in the United States has recently overturned a 96 year old precedent that resale price maintenance (RPM) is per se illegal.

Its duty of care to road users requires the council to maintain roads by fixing defects in a timely and efficient way.

Raine & Horne’s recent successful claim in the Supreme Court of New South Wales offers some reassurance and guidance to franchisors about restraint of trade clauses in their franchise agreements.