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The teeth of the tiger – penalties coming for unfair contract terms

Posted By Iain Irvine on 22/07/19

When the unfair contract terms provisions of the Australian Consumer Law were extended to apply to small business contracts in late 2016, some users of these contracts made no changes or took a fairly “light touch” approach to reviewing their template agreements. This is possibly because it was unlikely a dispute over whether a clause … Read more

Federal Court rules on unfair contract terms

Corporate & Commercial

Posted By Paul Welling on 1/11/17

By Chrystie Siapkas (Lawyer) and Paul Welling (Principal Solicitor) A recent Federal Court decision regarding the unfair contract terms regime provides valuable guidance for businesses regarding the types of terms which may be declared void. Background In November 2016, the existing unfair contract term protections for individual consumers were extended to cover standard … Read more