Statutory Consumer Guarantees: Lessons from Holden

Following the ACCC’s announcement on 26 July 2017 of proceedings against Ford, the ACCC issued a media release on 3 August 2017 announcing that it has accepted a court enforceable undertaking offered by Holden to address the ACCC’s concerns about Holden’s compliance with the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and, in particular, the ACL’s consumer guarantees […]

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ACCC’s 2017 Enforcement Priorities – What to Expect

On 24 February 2017, the ACCC’s Chairman, Mr Rod Sims, launched the 2017 ACCC Compliance and Enforcement Policy and announced the ACCC’s enforcement priorities for 2017. It certainly looks like being a busy year for the ACCC, with enforcement activities foreshadowed in a number of areas. Set out below are the key areas identified in […]

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Fun quiz: how to handle online reviews by your customers

Recently the ACCC commenced court proceedings against Meriton Property Services Pty Ltd for misleading or deceptive conduct. Meriton provides serviced apartment accommodation to its customers. Meriton participates in the “Review Express” program operated by TripAdvisor. Meriton provides consenting customers’ email addresses to TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor then emails the customers and invites them to review Meriton’s services […]

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