28 November 2019

The Federal Court (Justice Bromwich) has found that training college Australian Institute of Professional Education Pty Ltd (AIPE) implemented a system of unconscionable conduct and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when enrolling consumers into courses.

31 October 2019

The Federal Court has ordered Unique International College to pay more than $4m in pecuniary penalties for contravening consumer laws in the process of enrolling six identified consumers in online courses with the offer of a free laptop. The conduct involved included unconscionable conduct (against five consumers), making false or misleading customers (against four consumers) and breaching the unsolicited consumer agreements provisions (against six consumers).

29 October 2019

The ACCC has instituted proceedings alleging Google engaged in misleading conduct and made false or misleading representation about collection and use of personal location data.

24 October 2019

The Federal Court has ordered Ashley & Martin to refund consumers as a result of unfair terms in one of its hair loss treatment programs.

16 October 2019

Last week the High Court handed down their split decision in Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd.

12 June 2019

The High Court (by 4-3 majority) has held that Kobelt's provision of 'book-up' credit to a remote Indigenous community was not unconscionable conduct

12 April 2019

ACCC has instituted proceedings against iSelect Ltd for misleading or deceptive conduct and false or misleading representations in relation to its energy plan comparison service.