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How Does The Australian Consumer Law Affect Your Online Business?

The way we shop, consume and find new products has been drastically re-invented by the internet. E-Commerce has increasingly become a powerful tool for Australians to shop from the comfort of their own homes, but also has provided opportunities for entrepreneurs to conduct their business online. Conducting business online comes with many obligations that are crucial to be aware of in order to prevent deviations from the Australian Consumer Law.

Australian Consumer Law (ACL)

The ACL applies to both brick and mortar stores and online businesses equally and applies to any Australian business that sells goods and services. One of the ACL’s main purposes is to ensure that when you buy a product or service, it will work.
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Family Law: Contributions and Insurance Payouts

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Falcken & Weule [2019] FamCAFC 140 (16 August 2019)
Did the primary judge err in concluding that the property interests be divided 53 per cent to 47 per cent in favour of the wife?
Case overview: This case involves the Court’s reasoning in the division of property when the pool of assets includes a disability insurance payment. The Court decided to not alter the finding of the primary judge in the division of 53% to 47% in favour of the wife.
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Who should be the Executor?

Case Watch: October 2019

Callaway v Callaway; The Estate of Aileen Margaret Callaway [2019] NSWSC 1275
CIVIL PROCEDURE – Probate and administration of estates
Case overview: This case involves the difficulty of navigating a strained relationship between two brothers over the probate of their late mother’s estate. Each party sought differing outcomes 1) the granting of probate to one of the brothers as their eldest brother had died and therefore the probate is passed over, or 2) the appointment of an independent administrator.
This case highlighted the primary concern of the Court is to ensure the estate will be efficiently and properly administered according to the terms of the will: Mavrideros v Mack (1998) 45 NSWLR 80 (at [107] and [108]); (1988) NSWCA 286.

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