Contract Law

On 27 October 2022, the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime were passed by both Houses of Parliament.

It’s been a long time coming. The Government has finally introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 to strengthen Australia’s competition laws.

Civil pecuniary penalties to apply to contraventions of the unfair contract terms regime under proposed legislation introduced in Parliament.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Bankruptcy 3.11 “Recovery Action in Relation to Pre-bankruptcy Dispositions”; Bankruptcy 3.12 “Administration of the Estate”; Contracts: Specific 8.3 “Building and Construction Contracts”; Finance, Banking and...

For legal practitioners advising companies that wish to supply goods or services to government entities or Commonwealth government lawyers assisting with the tender process, the highly regulated framework within which government procurement occurs can be complex and confusing. Fast...

ESG is a hot topic! To support the fight against climate change, forward- thinking entities and lawyers should consider including climate-aligned clauses in commercial agreements.

Are you a business that uses recipient-created tax invoices (RCTIs)? Practical Law's new standard clause can easily be inserted into goods or services agreements to address the parties' obligations with respect to RCTIs.

ESG is a hot topic. To support the fight against climate change, forward thinking borrowers and lenders should consider including climate-aligned clauses in their finance documents.

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw: Contract: General Principles 7.5 “Performance”; Criminal Sentencing 12.3 "Interpretation of Penalty Provisions”; Criminal Sentencing 12.6 "Financial Orders: Fines”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.5 “Environmental...

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Bankruptcy 3.1 “Preliminaries”; Contract: General Principles 7.9 “Remedies”; Dispute Resolution 13.6 “Dispute Systems Design”; Environment and Natural Resources 14.7 “Biodiversity” Ch 4; Evidence 16.5 “Documentary...

Electronic document execution is here to stay and Practical Law has all the tools subscribers need to leverage the new execution options quickly and confidently.

Practical Law Commercial has released two brand new resources: a legal update on the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime introduced in Parliament on 9 February 2022 and a legislation tracker which monitors key developments in the proposed legislation.