Who owns your website?

We recently had a situation where a client had his website taken back by their web designer due to a dispute over fees. The contract which was prepared at the time of the design of the website clearly stated that it belonged to the web Read More …

Holding off on that Credit Licence?

ASIC have flagged that they intend to increase surveillance of the micro lending industry and will be targeting unregulated and unlicensed operators. This should be the warning for businesses which continue to operate outside of the Regulatory regime, the consequences of operating without a licence Read More …

Before you sign that guarantee

A personal guarantee, signed on behalf of someone else can be the worst financial decision that you ever make. Upon signing a personal guarantee, where the loan becomes unpaid, goes into default or where the original borrower is unable or unwilling to repay it, you Read More …

End of ROMALPA did you make the switch?

We examine the impact that the Personal Property and Securities Act 2009  (“the Act”) and the Personal Property Securities Regulations 2010 (“the Regulations”) has had upon the usage and effect of a contractual provision known as the “ROMALPA clause”, also known as a ‘”retention of Read More …

Do Not Knock

#ADS_LAW UPDATE 12 #2 DO NOT KNOCK STICKER Consumer Action Law Centre developed the Do Not Knock Sticker in response to the huge number of cases it was seeing where door-to-door salespeople had misled or pressured families into deals which often left them worse off. Read More …

Do Not Knock Stickers

#ADSLAW_UPDATE 12 Do Not Knock #1 Are you tired of door-to-door salespeople? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER? Send a clear message to them- DO NOT KNOCK   RECENT FEDERAL COURT DECISION The Do Not Knock sticker was held to be legally enforceable under the Australian Read More …