Litigation and Dispute Resolution

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Major consumer law changes bring new reporting requirement for product safety incidents
A new notification requirement for suppliers where consumer goods have caused (or may have caused) death or serious injury/illness has been introduced by the new Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010.
29 Jun 2010
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Finalised ACCC guide to the unfair contract terms law now out
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
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Got a presence in the UK? Then the new Bribery Act will affect you
The new UK Bribery Act 2010 not only introduces tough new anti-bribery laws, but creates a new corporate offence of "failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery".
20 Apr 2010
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Australian Consumer Law now in force - at least, most of it is
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 comm
16 Apr 2010
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Clearer guidance on when third parties can access corporate insurance policies
Shareholders or members of managed investment schemes who need to know if it makes financial sense to sue a company and its directors will take comfort from the recent decision in the WA Supreme Court, Snelgrove v Great Southern Managers Australia Ltd.
25 Mar 2010