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Breach Your Insurance Policy by Bringing Home Groceries? The Federal Court Doesn’t Read It That Way: ASIC v Auto & General

On 22 March 2024, the Federal Court of Australia found that terms included in Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) provided by Auto & General Insurance Company Limited (Auto & General) were not unfair within the m ...

ASIC Appeals Finder Decision

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that they will appeal the Federal Court’s decision dismissing ASIC’s allegations that Finder Wallet’s Earn product was a debenture. This cr ...

Native Extracts v Plant Extracts: Essential Elements of Confidential Information Claims

The recent decision of Native Extracts Pty Ltd v Plant Extracts Pty Ltd (No 2) [2024] FCA 106 highlights the importance for a business to exercise particular caution when sharing information that it wishes to protect con ...

Transformative Reforms to Australia’s Merger Laws Announced Today by Treasurer Jim Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has today announced transformative reforms to Australia’s merger laws. The new merger laws will mandatorily require companies to notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) o ...

The Purposive Approach to Payment Schedule Validity

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) (Act), being that it: identifi ...

Failing to Ratify the Appointment of an Auditor Appointed to Fill a Casual Vacancy – The Consequences May Be Bigger Than You Think

A recent case illustrates the importance for listed entities to remain vigilant with their regulatory compliance, or else deal with significant consequences. A company that failed to ratify by shareholder resolution the ...

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