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Since the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, numerous changes in the United Kingdom and Australia took immediate effect. As a Commonwealth country, Australia’s legal industry was impacted…

On 26 April 2022, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“the ACCC”) commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against rideshare company Uber, for breaching Australian Consumer Law. Uber is facing a…

In 2021, a multitude of Canberrans have been subject to unforeseen contract rescissions for off the plan property purchases. Put simply, a rescission of contract is when the contract is essentially cancelled by…

In early August 2021, The ACT Government released a Consultation Paper (the Paper) on Proposed Reforms to The Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT) (the Act). The Justice and Community Safety Directorate, who drafted…

On Tuesday 25 May 2021, New South Wales Attorney-General, Mark Speakman, announced changes that will be made to the state’s consent laws.  The new laws have already sparked the ire of the legal…