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insurance pocketbook

Insurance Pocketbook

April 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

Our insurance law colleagues have released the third edition of 'Insurance Pocketbook', which includes key takeouts from the High Court's 'Pattinson' decision in relation to civil penalty assessment and, in particular, the role of proportionality....

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Employ…sure to have a penalty increase

March 10, 2023 | 0 Comments

The ACCC has achieved a threefold penalty increase on appeal against Employsure for misleading conduct and false representations....

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Greenwashers must scrub up

March 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

ACCC releases report on greenwashing claims...

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Overseas service ready for takeoff

February 7, 2023 | 0 Comments

Amendments have broadened the scope for serving originating applications or section 155 notices on persons outside Australia...

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The Federal Court has reduced penalties jointly proposed by the ACCC and Uber for Uber’s contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law, from $26M to $21M....

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Sharing the load but not the penalty

November 28, 2022 | 0 Comments

$1 million penalty in market-sharing crane cartel...

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ACCC Makes Instant Turf a Law-n-Order Issue

November 21, 2022 | 0 Comments

A turf breeder has found itself the subject of ACCC enforcement aimed at 'weeding out' whether it engaged in concerted practices that substantially lessened competition....

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As a part of its enhanced focus on greenwashing, the ACCC has announced internet sweeps intended to identify misleading environmental and sustainability claims. The ACCC also intends to target fake or misleading online business reviews....

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Federal Court decision 'cements' importance of compliance with secondary boycott provisions in Part IV of the CCA...

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ACCC investigates electricity pricing...

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