Liam Brodrick

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Matthew Bull |Prudence Smith |Liam Brodrick

The Development: The Australian Competition andConsumer Commission ("ACCC") recently announced that ithad conducted a sweep of more than 2,000 Australian retail websitesthat found some businesses' return policies and website termsand conditions may contravene the Australian Consumer Law("ACL"). The Context: Under the ACL, Australianconsumers have automatic and mandatory consumer rights("Consumer Guarantees").

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Liam Brodrick |Matthew Bull |Prudence Smith

In ShortThe Development: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") recently announced that it had conducted a sweep of more than 2,000 Australian retail websites that found some businesses' return policies and website terms and conditions may contravene the Australian Consumer Law ("ACL"). The Context: Under the ACL, Australian consumers have automatic and mandatory consumer rights ("Consumer Guarantees").

Sep 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jürgen Beninca |Liam Brodrick |Matthew Bull

In ShortThe Development: Recently, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") published draft guidelines designed to assist businesses to understand how they can collaborate on sustainability initiatives without breaching competition laws ("Draft Guide"). The Context: Acting Chair of the ACCC, Mick Keogh, recently noted, "As Australia transforms to a more sustainable economy, there will be instances where businesses seek to work together to achieve better environmental outcomes".