Unfair contracts Regime – issues for form contracts
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.
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Read moreWhat agreements should include social networking clauses?
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?
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Read moreDatalex denies claims made by Flight Centre Limited
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.
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Read moreFlight Centre v Datalex – alleged misleading and deceptive conduct and breach of contract
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).
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Read moreCall for submissions on second level domain names (2LDs) by auDA.
auDA, the body that manages Australia's domain name system, has invited people to submit proposals for the creation of new 2LDs in the .au domain space. Applications close 30 November 2009....
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