Whether you’re starting a business or running a small, medium or large business. If you are providing goods or services to the Australian public, there are numerous complex laws which need to be complied with. From the provision of warranties, to the prohibition of cartel conduct, competition and consumer law is everywhere in our day to day lives.
Consumers are afforded a wide variety of rights and guarantees in accordance with Australia’s consumer law. They are entitled to, amongst other things, a guarantee that the product or service is fit for purpose and will last a reasonable amount of time.
Where a consumer has been harmed, or a obligation of a business which provides goods or services has failed to comply with the law, the consumer can seek damages, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission can also investigate and take legal action against recalcitrant businesses which breach their obligations under the Australian Consumer Law. The types of issues we can assist consumers with include:
Australia has a large, complex field of legislation and regulations governing everything from advertising, investigations and what conduct businesses are prohibited in engaging in, to ensure that consumers and members of the public are not mislead or unfairly taken advantage of. We can assist in a broad range of competition law issues, some of which include:
ubi commercium, ibi jus – where there is commerce, there is law
