ACCC wins first B2B unfair contract terms case
In Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd, the Federal Court applied new laws that protect small businesses from unfair…
In Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd, the Federal Court applied new laws that protect small businesses from unfair…
The 2017 edition of the Contract for the Sale and Purchase of Land is now available online at the Law Society’s eCOS Portal. By PETER…
The adoption of smart contracts continues to grow, comprising a variety of contractual relationships partly automated by computer software and which run on blockchain technology….
Australia will soon be eligible to accede to the 2005 United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts. By JOHN WAKEFIELD…
The NSWCA has confirmed that where contractual warranties are assigned, the assignee may recover damages even where the warranties were breached before the assignment took…
The NSW Court of Appeal has found that an individual whose electronic signature appeared on a guarantee did not authorise the use of his signature,…
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.
Lawyers must be aware of regulatory debates surrounding blockchain or distributed ledger technology, and be in a position to advise clients about unique challenges created…
A court will consider whether communications between the parties, objectively construed, indicate an intention to be immediately bound by an arrangement between them. By PAUL…
The NSW Court of Appeal has found that a proprietary estoppel may arise in certain cases where a plaintiff seeks to exercise only personal or…
The Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business And Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 extends the notion of unfair standard form (or standard terms) contracts to non-consumer…
New provisions have been inserted into the Conveyancing Act 1919 deeming invalid a vendor’s right to unilaterally end an off-the-plan contract by rescission under a…
Parties to a contract will need to ensure that an expert properly understands his or her functions under contract when performing a review and making…