Unfair Contract Terms change: Is your business ready?

Unfair Contract Terms change: Is your business ready?

In late 2022, the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 passed both houses of the federal parliament. The relevant laws take effect from 9 November 2023 and significantly bolster the Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) regime in Australia.
For business owners and managers who are unfamiliar with the UCT regime, now is the time to revisit these laws.

Unfair Contract Terms
UCT laws have been in place since 2010 for consumer contracts, and since 2016 for ‘small business contracts’.
The purpose of the UCT laws is to prevent reliance on unfair terms in standard form contracts when dealing

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Epstein Becker Green Launches 50-State Noncompete Survey for Employers

Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce the launch of our 50-State Noncompete Survey, designed to give employers a desktop guide to the great variety and specificity of noncompete laws across the United States.

EBG’s 50-State Noncompete Survey is here to help provide key insights on all of the following areas of noncompete law in your state:

  • Are non-competitive employees permissible?
  • Is there a general non-compete statute or other industry-specific statute and rules?
  • Are certain employees exempt from noncompetitive?
  • Is continued employment sufficient consideration?
  • Are there notice-related or other unique requirements?
  • Are customers and employees non-solvent permissible?
  • Can noncompetes
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NCAA rules legalized gambling with tough penalties

Ralph D. Russo –

More than 40 athletes from Iowa and Iowa State could face discipline from both law enforcement and the NCAA for impermissible online betting.

The NCAA consequences could be far worse than the legal ones.

While the penalty for betting on sporting events in the state of Iowa for individuals under the age of 21 is a fine of US$645, a college athlete could be sidelined for most of a season because of NCAA rules.

Five years since a Supreme Court decision paved the way for states to legalize betting on sporting events, more than half have

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The Ontario law federation raises alarm over dwindling number of lawyers in remote areas

The Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA) is raising concerns over access to justice as the number of practicing law professionals in rural and remote areas of the province of dwindles.

FOLA, which represents 46 district and county associations in Ontario, put forward a motion last week that calls on the Law Society of Ontario to develop a strategy for attracting and retaining law professionals in underserved communities.

“We hear from communities all across Ontario about the lack of lawyers who are moving to fill gaps in service in smaller communities, and these are predominantly northern communities and rural communities,”

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An Art Collector Is Suing His Former Attorney For Allegedly Stealing a $5 Million Andy Warhol Painting

The New York art collector Stuart Pivar has filed a lawsuit against his lawyer for allegedly stealing an Andy Warhol painting after an unconventional deal.

The complaint, filed April 17 in New York Supreme Court, says that Pivar sold a 1977 Warhol painting of himself—Porbit of Stuart Pivar—last year to his one-time attorney, Mitchell Cantor. The lawyer paid $100,000 for the piece, despite Pivar estimating it to be worth $5 million.

When contacted by Artnet News, Pivar explained that he needed cash fast at the time, but could not recall why: “I needed it for something very, very

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Centamin PLC Announces Legal Update: Favorable Constitutional Ruling

PERTH, AUSTRALIA / ACCESSWIRE / January 16, 2023 / MARTIN HORGAN, CEO, COMMENTED: “Today’s judgment on the constitutionality of Egyptian Law No. 32 is most welcomed. We are delighted to now be in a position to apply to set aside the 2011 third party challenge to the validity of the Exploitation License issued under the Sukari Concession Agreement.”

SUMMARY

Egyptian Law No. 32 of 2014 (“Law 32”) was upheld as constitutional by the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court (“SCC”) on 14 January 2023, having been under challenge since 2014

· Law 32 provides that third parties are prevented from legally challenging

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ILPC Annual Conference 2022 – Online Safety in Connected World

Dates: November 17, 2022; 9:30 – 17:00 (in-person) and November 18, 2022; 9:00 – 13:00 (on line)

Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

the Information Law & Policy Centre’s The 7th Annual Conference 2022 will explore the impact of policymaking focused on ensuring ‘online safety’ and the increased use of data-driven systems that are increasingly connecting all aspects of society, particularly the implications of these changes for the rights and responsibilities of individuals and organizations . Panels will address the development and future of these developments for regulation, policymaking, and governance within the UK

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INVESTIGATION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Jackson Financial Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm

INVESTIGATION ALERT: The Schall Law Firm Announces it is Investigating Claims Against Jackson Financial Inc. and Encourages Investors with Losses to Contact the Firm

The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announced that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Jackson Financial Inc. (“Jackson” or “the Company”) (NYSE: JXN) for violations of the securities laws.

The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors.

If you are a shareholder who has suffered a loss, click here to participate.

We also encourage you to contact

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