Stephens Lawyers & Consultants Legal Update: July 2013 The ACCC continues to target the energy sector for possible false or misleading representations made by businesses that relate price rises with the impact of the carbon price. In the first 100 days since the commencement of the carbon price on 1 July 2012 the ACCC received… Read More
Read moreStephens Lawyers & Consultants Newsletter: July 2013 Recent decisions of the Victorian Supreme Court involving publication of defamatory material in the online environment indicate that the court will award significant damages for reputational damage. Websites, blogs, emails and social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram all provide businesses, non-for-profit organisations and individuals with the… Read More
Read moreStephens Lawyers and Consultants Trade Mark Legal Update: October 2013 Under Australian law there is no legal requirement to register a trade mark or brand name to use it, however there are many benefits of trade mark registration. Although protection against misrepresentation under Australian Consumer Law1 and passing off is available to both owners of… Read More
Read moreAustralian Consumer Law, Businesses & the Carbon Price Stephens Lawyers & Consultants Legal Update: May 2013 Businesses should be aware that the Government has provided the ACCC with $12.8 million over the next four years in an effort to counter possible false and misleading representations in relation to the Carbon Pricing System.1 The Clean Energy… Read More
Read moreStephens Lawyers & Consultants Legal Update: January 2013 Federal Court rules that the ‘corporate world should know that it is wrong to engage in … deceptive business practices and doing so will incur the risk of large penalties’ Business should be aware that there are significant penalties that attach to offences under the Australian Consumer… Read More
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