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Ensuring your business complies with the strengthened unfair contract terms regime
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has again named unfair contract terms (UCTs) as one of its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2024-2025. With these significant changes to the UCT regime …

Bennett team joins the Murdoch Student Law Society team “Under the Wig” Podcast: Episode 1
Hosts: Murdoch Students Krisha Thakar and Joie Ng Guests: Dr Michael Douglas, People and Culture Advisor Courtney Smith and Graduates Summer Pitts and Mark Donaldson from Bennett At Bennett, we were delighted …

Keep an eye on the time: Defamation and Limitation
Being defamed can, understandably, leave you clouded, overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. But, amid the distress, it is important to seek legal advice as soon as possible. As soon …

State of Social ’24 // Panel Discussion
Taleesha Elder Joins Breakout Session At State of Social ’24: From Clickbait to Critical Thinking: Media Literacy For A Digital Future We are excited to announce that Senior Associate and member of …

State of Social ’24
Principal Dave Stewart Returns to State of Social ’24 with a New Presentation on Social Media Law We are excited to announce that Principal Dave Stewart will be returning to the State …

ASIC’s spotlight on cyber security: Implications for company directors
In a March 2024 keynote speech, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo observed, in an expression of self-described ‘tough love’, that ‘[b]eing a director isn’t easy – if it …

Bennett Hosts Invitation only Sundowner to celebrate the Harvesters in Perth activation
On Thursday 20 June 2024, the Dowerin Machinery Field Days (Field Days) captured Perth’s attention with a spectacular activation celebrating all things machinery innovation and agriculture tech. The activation featured dynamic driving …

How your Western Australian postcode could affect your success in a defamation case
On 26 June, The Sydney Morning Herald published an article by Michaela Whitbourn titled, ‘How your postcode could affect your success in a defamation case’. The piece considered how defamation laws around …

ESG Litigation: a case of Active Greenwashing
The recent decision of the in Australian Securities and Investments Commission v LGSS Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 587 (LGSS) provides an example of successful regulatory enforcement action against greenwashing and contains valuable …

Trusts & the Doctrine of Merger: Can a trust exist where the sole beneficiary and sole trustee of a trust are the same person?
In Adamstoun Holdings Pty Ltd v Brogue Tableau Pty Ltd (‘Adamstoun’), the Western Australian Court of Appeal considered the rationale for the extinguishment of a trust where a sole beneficiary becomes the …