Accommodation Aggregator, Trivago, have been penalised by the Federal Court for Breaches of Australian Consumer Law. The Federal Court of Australia has ordered German platform Trivago N.V. (Trivago) to pay pecuniary penalties of nearly $45m for misleading consumers on its website for a period of nearly three years.

If contractors undertake construction work and/or supply related goods or services as defined under the SOPA, they are entitled to progress payments on and from each reference date under a construction contract.

Asset based lending is a practise where lenders provide credit on account of the assets provided as security for the loan. Traditionally, asset based lending has often been entered into by lenders without proper consideration of the borrower’s capacity to meet the terms of their respective loan agreements.

The fourth month of the year is down and the only way is up! We have a lot of exciting growth in store for May, are you joining us?

The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) (SOPA) helps to ensure that parties providing construction contracts and related services are given the ability to get paid and claim ‘progress payments’ quickly.

A Director ID is a unique number assigned to a director, which is designed to confirm their identity by providing a database of information linked to the director which can be monitored by regulators and other parties.

It’s been a refreshing month with our office back to its bubbly and full self. We have had the pleasure of meeting our clients face-to-face and welcoming them from the neighbourhood, interstate, and overseas.

A water ingress at your property is capable of causing structural damage as well as triggering lingering issues like mould and rising damp. This article considers the circumstances in which Owners Corporations are liable to contribute to rectification costs incurred by you.

The federal parliament has recently amended the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) to permanently allow companies to execute documents by electronic means.

If you’re anything like us, you too are wondering where the last two months have gone! The shortest month of the year, was still filled to the brim.

In the capital raise context, due diligence typically refers to the process whereby prospective investors analyse your business to determine its strengths, weaknesses, risks and potential for growth.

Sustainability in business means that decision-makers consider the impact of their actions and work to minimise the effects the operation of their business has on the environment and the local and broader community.

Once you have decided to sell (which is a difficult decision of itself), there are several steps you will need to take to manage the sale effectively.

Equity crowdfunding is a way in which unlisted companies (typically start-ups and small businesses) can raise capital, through selling small amounts of equity to a large number of investors.

A privacy policy is a document that sets out how an individual, company, organisation or agency deals with the personal and sensitive information it receives in the course of its operations including the personal information of employees, customers, clients and any third-party.

An asset sale is used when a vendor wishes to sell some of its business assets to a buyer, while (generally) retaining the underlying business and legal ownership of the company which operates the business.

As 2021 comes to a close, we’re looking back on an unforgettable year for many reasons. As a community we encountered many twists and turns, but as a business one thing remained steady, our focus.

The new year is on the horizon however there is still work to be done. But, who said work can’t be fun too?