The unfair contracts Regime (Regime) comes into effect on 1 July 2010 as a result of the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (Bill) which received Royal assent on 15 April 2010. The effect of the Regime is that terms in standard form consumer contracts (Consumer Contracts) may be declared void. This may affect many Australian businesses that sell products or services to consumers online. ... Read more

Social networking clauses should be considered for inclusion in a wide range of commercial agreements. The questions are which agreements warrant such a clause and why should they be included? ... Read more

2009 saw a gradual evolution of the law in relation to social networking in all jurisdictions. It's possible in certain circumstances, for website owners to have a duty of care to their users, individuals can now be served via their Facebook profile if they can't be located, and in the US, there is a continued debate over online privacy. In Australia, individuals profile page can be used in evidence there has also been comment about organisations wanting to own their employees "Tweets". The point of this is that the legal risks for organisations participating in social networking are evolving at the same pace as the technology is.... Read more

Datalex plc (Datalex) in a Notice Provided to Shareholders has denied the allegations made by Flight Centre Limited (Flighties) in the Supreme Court of Queensland. The claim filed by Flighties on 4 November 2009 alleges misleading and deceptive conduct and breach of contract in relation to a software development contract. ... Read more

Flight Centre Limited (Flighties) and its South African subsidiary have brought an action in the Supreme Court of Queensland alleging misleading and deceptive conduct and breach of contract in relation to a software development contract. In its 53 page Claim Flighties outlined their argument for more than $USD14 Million in damages associated with the contract and conduct of Datalex PLC (Datalex). ... Read more