Franchising has undergone several significant changes in the last quarter. Firstly, the introduction of the Unfair Terms Legislation will no doubt impact the documentation used by franchisors. Secondly, franchisors operating...more
Australia has a voluntary premerger notification regime, administered by a well-resourced and proactive antitrust authority, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC).
The ACCC's Merger Guidelines...more
In Brief:
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted an undertaking from an underwriter, Virginia Surety Company, Inc. (VSC) about VSC's offering of Extended Warranty products – following...more
In Brief:
Since 2010, the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and the ASIC Act have prohibited and made void terms in standard form contracts with consumers that were unfair.
From 12 November 2016, the Unfair Contract Terms...more