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When advertising price reductions, to avoid risks of misleading conduct, businesses should ensure that the goods on sale have actually been offered for sale at the "was" price for a period of at least two months preceding the sale period.

Justice Hargrave’s decision in Barton v Stiff [2006] VSC 307 stands as a reminder that the absolute warranty for fitness for purpose has limitations - it only relates to the "purpose" as properly identified.

A payment claim will generally be validly served if it is received at any office.

Tech companies may get behind this unconventional listing strategy, following Spotify's unique plan to go public.

The statistics reveal that the majority of Chinese investment in the sector stems from Chinese state-owned enterprises.

Trade mark registrations could be vulnerable to cancellation if they are scandalous or if their use is contrary to law.

The High Court has confirmed that NSW councils cannot compulsorily acquire land under the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) (LG Act) when that land is earmarked for re-sale.

The decision by the European Court of Justice in Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd and Akcros Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (C-550/07P) earlier this week held that internal communications by company employees with in-house counsel do not satisfy the lawyer/client test. Hence such communications are not privileged.

The Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 was introduced into Parliament on 3 December 2008 after 12 months of Government consultation and the release of two Exposure Draft Bills.

The NSW Department of Services, Technology & Administration has released a discussion paper setting out possible areas of reform for the regime applying to contractors claiming payment under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999.

An overview of the many compliance challenges for financial services providers in 2010 including the status of Federal legislation and when in is likely to come into effect.

The Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2010 (CA Amendment Bill) was introduced into Parliament on 10 March 2010. The Personal Property Securities (PPS) Act received Royal Assent on 14 December 2009, and the CA Amendment Bill is the second suite of consequential amendments to Commonwealth legislation brought about by the passage of the PPS Act.

Notwithstanding an agreed allocation of occupational health and safety risk, the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1991 (Cth) may operate to alter that risk allocation.

In this case a possible lack of professional conduct in handling the matter and the negotiations did not prevent the conclusion that the union was genuinely trying to reach an agreement.

There is a substantial obligation on the employer to place an otherwise redundant employee elsewhere in its organisation, including within associated entities if it wishes to avoid an unfair dismissal claim.

On 19 June 2009, the Federal Government released important details of how the emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) assistance program, established by Part 8 of the "Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009", will work in practice.

Although the report "Status of Coastal Planning in Western Australia" is an important first step, much work remains to ensure proper coastal planning for the potential effects of climate change.