When Forecasts Go Wrong: United Petroleum’s Win Against Perth Airport Over the Qantas Relocation Promise
The Federal Court has entered judgment for United Petroleum Pty Ltd (United) against Perth Airport Pty Ltd (PAPL) in United Petroleum Pty Ltd v Perth Airport Pty Ltd (No 2) [2026] FCA 620 over…
Commercial Litigation in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape
As the legal landscape continues to evolve, recent developments have emerged as pivotal influences on commercial litigation practices within Australia. A particularly noteworthy change is the…
ACCC Investigations in Australia 2026: a Practical Playbook for Businesses
An ACCC investigation in Australia can arrive without warning, a phone call from the regulator, a section 155 notice demanding documents, or a dawn raid, and the decisions made in the first hours…
Commercial Litigation Australia 2026: Interlocutory Injunctions & Urgent Relief
A spate of early-2026 Federal Court interlocutory decisions, most notably in pharmaceutical patent disputes, has sharpened the focus on urgent injunctive relief as a critical tool in commercial…
Insolvency Litigation in Australia: Statutory Demands, Winding-Up Threats, and Director/Shareholder Dispute Risks Explained
Insolvency processes are intended to address genuine financial distress, but in practice they are sometimes used as leverage in wider commercial disputes. Statutory demands, winding up threats, and…
NDIS and Aged Care sectors on notice from ACCC: NDIS sector online platform gives court enforceable undertaking to ACCC to amend unfair contract terms
Mable Technologies Pty Ltd, which provides an online platform for NDIS clients and support workers to coordinate services, has admitted to breaches of Australian Consumer Law by using unfair contract…
Harvey Norman and Latitude Finance Facing Penalties and Punitive Orders over “60-Month Interest-Free” Advertising Campaign
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd (Harvey Norman) and Latitude Finance Australia (Latitude) have been embroiled in a significant legal battle over false and misleading advertisements, culminating in a…
Disqualifications and Jail Time: ASIC Increasing Pressure on Directors for Mismanagement
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has published a media release providing a quarterly report on its actions against directors who fail to properly manage their company and…
Greenwashing Leads to $11.3 Million Penalty for Superannuation Giant Mercer
Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited (Mercer), a significant player with total assets under management to the value of approximately $65 billion, recently faced heavy scrutiny from the Federal…
Massive Fines Loom for Supermarkets as Food and Grocery Code of Conduct Set to Become Mandatory
A Greens-led inquiry has found that large Australian Supermarkets abuse their market power, which has led to the Australian Federal Government announcing that it will impose a mandatory code of…
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