Category: Contract Law
Terms and conditions
THE IMPORTANCE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF TRADE: A GUIDE FOR BUSINESSES Terms and conditions of trade (“T&Cs”) set out the rights and responsibilities of all the parties involved in a business transaction. They dictate the conditions upon which a customer will be bound when dealing with a business supplying goods and services. T&Cs ensure…
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Unfair Contract Terms
Servcorp slapped with ACCC action over unfair small business contract terms The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) watchdog instituted proceedings on 15 September 2017 against Servcorp and two of its subsidiaries over alleged unfair terms, including automatically renewing contracts and allowing Servcorp to unilaterally increase the contract price after renewal and without prior notice. Unfair contract terms A term of…
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Unfair contract terms law reform – recent changes to Australian Consumer Law
Unfair contract terms law reform – recent changes to Australian Consumer Law Pre-amendments to ACL Post-amendments to ACL Previously, Australian Consumer Law was limited to governing contracts with individual consumers and not contracts between companies. A term can be declared as void if the term is ‘unfair’ and the contract is a ‘standard form contract’.…
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Need a Confidentiality Agreement in Brisbane?
Do you require a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) or Confidentiality Agreement in Brisbane for one of your business commercial dealings? Are you trying to protect the secrecy of your business’ valuable intellectual property (IP)? Boss Lawyers is a leading law firm with specialist lawyers to help Australian business owners obtain timely and concise legal work. Businesses…
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