12 December 2024
In the December issue of Brief, the journal of the Law Society of Western Australia, we’re pleased to see an update by YLC Chair, Associate Thomas Coltrona, on the High Court’s recent decisions in Capic v Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 39 and Williams v Toyota Motor Corp Australia Ltd [2024] HCA 38.
These successful, long-running consumer class actions against car manufacturers, for breaching consumer guarantees, have helped to clarify the approach to assessment of damages for defective goods under the Australian Consumer Law.
You can read Thomas’s article here.
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