This issue includes: Variations to charges: High Court dismisses the appeal in Octaviar; Managing tax consolidation risk for secured financiers; High Court holds dishonouring cheques was defamatory and awards damages;
2 Feb 2011
The latest tranche of reforms to Australia's credit laws has been released for public comment.
7 Jul 2010
The Australian Government has released amendments to the National Consumer Credit Protection Regulations, as a result of further consultations with industry - and more are on the way.
18 Jun 2010
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission's guide to the unfair contract terms law, which explains the new unfair contracts terms in the Australian Consumer Law, has now been released.
1 Jun 2010
The first part of Australia's ambitious reforms of consumer law, the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 1) 2010, is now in operation - excluding the unfair contracts terms provisions - as of 15 April 2010. It is expected that the unfair contracts terms provisions will commence on 1 July 2010.
16 Apr 2010
