Business Law

Recent ruling by Supreme Court could impact up to 20 regional council budgets & impact $300 Mn.

Rates Ruling Could Have Major Effect

by Big Law
5 June 201412 June 2025

A recent ruling by the Supreme Court could impact up to 20 regional council budgets, and impact $300 million in rates across Queensland. The case in point, Paton & Ors v Mackay Regional Council, concerned the issue of limits on a Council’s ability to charge different general rates for non-owner occupied homes. The applicants inRead More »

Faking Testimonials

by Sylvia Lopez
6 February 20141 July 2021

In a recent Federal Court case, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission brought an action against Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing Australia Pty Ltd (WEMA), P & N Pty Ltd and P & N NSW Pty Ltd. These companies distribute solar panels to consumers in Australia. The companies advertised their Australian solar panels via newspapers, television,Read More »

ACCC v TPG

by Big Law
22 January 20141 July 2021

In a recent High Court case, the Court was asked to determine whether fine print in an advertisement was enough to prevent an advertisement from being misleading to consumers. For more than a year TPG ran an advertising campaign that offered ADSL2+ for the cost of $29.99 a month. The offer was displayed quite prominentlyRead More »

Sellers Beware

by Big Law
23 February 201229 June 2021

There has been a recent District Court case in the District Court at Maroochydore where the buyer of a property brought a claim against the seller for damages for personal injury suffered by the buyer after an inspection of the property. The property was a rural property on which the seller operated a mobile sawmill.Read More »