Rule of thumb In litigation, the rule of thumb is that the ‘loser’ pays the ‘winner’s’ costs (this is known as ‘costs following the cause’). That said it’s also possible for a Court to order that costs lie where ...
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Welcome to the third of a 3-part series on the risks associated with offshoring arrangements. Job losses may occur when organisations offshore office functions. Indeed, it is important to mitigate risks associated with major workplace ...
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A battle between ACCC and Valve Corporation (Valve) has ended. The Full Court of the Australian Federal Court ruled that Valve (one of the world’s largest online gaming companies and owner of gaming platform – Steam) contravened ...
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The Environment Protection Amendment Act 2018 (Act) is the second half of the package of reforms to overhaul environmental regulation in Victoria. Expected to commence on 1 July 2020 the new law shifts the focus...
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The International Chamber of Commerce's international commercial terms, known as the Incoterms® rules, are well known to those involved in trade, particularly international trade. However, it is apparent that the industryfavoured FOB ...
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The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) requires companies with a group annual consolidated revenue over $100 million to publish an annual statement on how they assess and address the risk of modern slavery in their organisation and ...
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From 1 July 2019, new guidelines apply to 'free from' and hypoallergenic claims on cosmetics in the EU. All cosmetics are required to comply with Annex I of EC Regulation 655/2013. Annex III and IV of EC Regulation 655/2013 now ...
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Recent developments have delayed the commencement of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) (Act), which was set to commence on 1 July 2019 and impact entities with a group annual consolidated revenue between $50 million - $100 million. ...
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Unlike 'natural' cosmetics claims, therapeutic goods should now meet specific criteria to claim they are natural. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently released guidelines which set a high bar for the use of 'natural' ...
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Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (Kraft) and Bega Cheese Ltd (Bega) disputed who owns the right to sell peanut butter in Australia with the trade dress of 'a jar with a yellow lid, yellow label, blue or read peanut device, and having a ...
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