The Canadian Supreme Court rejected an exclusion clause that sought to exclude liability for all claims by unsuccessful bidders "for compensation of any kind whatsoever, as a result of participating in this RFP".

The Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area was signed on 27 February 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand. The ten ASEAN members are Burma, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It is the most comprehensive free trade agreement that ASEAN has negotiated.

Ensuring the document that took many months to negotiate or is worth many millions of dollars has legal effect.

Claims that packaging is environmentally friendly are becoming more common, but as Sharon Segal warns they can breach the Trade Practices Act if not done carefully.

In an Australian first, Victoria Police has served an intervention order using Facebook. The offender had harassed his former partner on the social networking site two days after the expiration of an earlier intervention order.

The latest round of the ACCC's attempt to block the Metcash deal has given useful guidance for future merger disputes.

The penalties for failure to comply with the new product warranty requirements of the Australian Consumer Law are high.

The challenge is that much of the regulatory change required to implement the proposals is with State Governments.

The Inquiry Report found that environmental risks of fracking can be managed effectively by a robust regulatory regime.

Electricity entities in Queensland should review contracts following the redtape reduction and other regulatory changes.

The WA State Government is seeking comments on proposed amendments in a draft Aboriginal Heritage Amendment Bill 2014.

All levels of the APS must participate in the cultural change in performance management, or risk being left behind.

Parties negotiating IP licences should consider their agreements and what should happen if the contract is terminated.

Directions for pre-trial procedural regimes in the NSW Supreme Court's Equity Division are changing.

Without prejudice offers may be seen as constructive dismissal or a predetermination of the outcome of an investigation.

The builder may owe a duty of care to the original owners, but it did not owe an equivalent duty to subsequent owners.

It will now be easier to do minor developments, of no significance to a heritage property's existing heritage values.

A "reference date" is a precondition to making a valid payment claim under the SOP Act 1991 (NSW).

The WA Government says the reforms could considerably speed up development approvals and streamline the planning system.

This plan details why Australia must improve its level of innovation and makes actionable recommendations to Government.