There are only four criteria to be satisfied before a document will be characterised as a payment schedule under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)...
Bingo, Aussie Skips Hit with $33.5M in penalties; CEOs face imprisonment for criminal cartel conduct
The Federal Court has recently convicted and sentenced Bingo Industries Pty Ltd (Bingo), Aussie Skips Bin Services Pty Ltd and Aussie Skips Recycling Pty Ltd (together, Aussie Skips) along with...
Reforms regarding the use of ‘unfair’ contract terms will come into effect on 9 November 2023, implementing restrictions against a wider range of contracts and with more severe penalties.
The Unfair Contract Terms regime has been amended, coming into effect on 9 November 2023. While employment contracts are not impacted by the regime, contractor agreements in many cases will...
The impact that that the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) has on leasing transactions is often overlooked with regards to the unfair contract provisions. The reality is that the unfair contract...
Michael Bacina, Steven Pettigrove, Tim Masters, Jake Huang, Luke Higgins, Luke Misthos and Kelly Kim of the Piper Alderman Blockchain Group bring you the latest legal, regulatory and project updates...
The Australian Government is consulting on proposed reforms to the Australian Consumer Law to address certain unfair trading practices not presently regulated by legislation.