Australian direct selling organisations (DSOs) are likely to be impacted significantly if the changes proposed by the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010 (ACL) become law.

Redundancies always have the potential to be disruptive, stressful for employees and undermine morale in the workplace.

The High Court has recently reaffirmed that parties are bound by the literal meaning of words in a contract.

The ALRC proposed a new Classification of Media Content Act to reflect recommendations in the Classification report.

When will copyright subsist? Will bookmakers' use of race fields and sports fixtures infringe copyright held by racing and sports bodies? Don’t bet on it!

A recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in the case of ACCC v Ozdirect Online Brands Pty Ltd illustrates how a seller of goods over the Internet using "drop shipping" may fall foul of the consumer protection provisions of the Trade Practices Act (TPA).

The Food Standards Code prohibits most "health claims" on labels and advertising for food. However, the statutory body responsible for enforcing the Food Standards Code in New South Wales . . .

The current global financial turmoil has highlighted the need for companies to make timely disclosure of market-sensitive information.

From 1 January 2011, the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA), a key feature of the Australian commercial law landscape, was replaced by the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA).

Employment of workers in Australia is governed by federal, state and territory legislation and industrial awards.

ACMA powers do extend to deciding if a licensee has committed a criminal offence and so breaches a licensing condition.

Two recent decisions of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Retail Leases Division have far reaching implications in declaring when a statutory lease or sub-lease exists.

The ACCC is ready and willing to ensure that companies have a reasonable basis for making energy efficiency claims.

The Court of Appeal held that any prospect of debt recovery was speculative and did not justify termination of the DOCA.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales has clarified whether redeemable preference shareholders of a company under administration hold their rights against the company as creditors, or as shareholders.

The Strawman Solution is only a step in the right direction in providing information about the Trademark Clearinghouse.

The Full Federal Court has overturned the decision which legitimised the time shifting recording technology used by Optus.

The Full Court again overturned an ACMA decision involving allegations that broadcasters had breached criminal laws.

There are many benefits for businesses to engage in social media and while they should be aware, risks can be minimised.

The implementation of Internationalised Domain Name country code Top Level Domains (IDN ccTLDs) which commenced this year is the second tranche of the revolutionary changes currently being made to the domain name system.