No Relief for Nurofen
The ACCC has initiated proceedings against Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd, the company behind Nurofen Specific Pain tablets for allegedly making false or misleading claims. The compa...
Energy companies zapped for misleading conduct
As part of the ACCC’s focus on the energy sector last year, recently two energy companies, Origin Energy and Simply Energy (including some subsidiaries) have been hit with large penalties as a result...
Resale Price Maintenance
In December of 2014, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) made a landmark decision under the Australian Competition Law. For the first time, the ACCC authorised Resale Price Maint...
Launch of our Legal Health Check: How does your business fare?
Gladwin Legal is excited to announce the launch of our newest service, the Legal Health Check for businesses. We work with you and your business to build a comprehensive report, identifying areas of...
Changes to Mandatory Standards for Bean Bags 2016
If you sell, manufacture or distribute bean bags, you will need to comply with the new mandatory safety standard that has been announced by the Australian Government. Although there has been a mandat...
Hoping to profit from extended warranties in 2015?
It’s the time of year when retailers are hoping to sell lots of extended warranties and planning for new products in 2015. Not only do extended warranties add profit to the bottom line, but they...
Focus on sunglasses (pun intended)
In celebration of the first day of summer, we thought we would tell you some important news about sunglasses: The ACCC has released a reminder to consumers to select safe sunglasses to wear this...
Don’t make your Christmas sale a liability
We all know that Christmas is the time for sales. It’s critical to ensure that savings claims are accurate and able to be substantiated. Such claims include “% off” or “was/now” price claims.&nb...
How fair are your consumer contracts?
It was only a matter of time before we started seeing the ACCC taking action for unfair contract terms. Pretty much any contract we sign or agree to as a consumer is a 'consumer contract'. This includ...
How safe are your products?
A reminder of the importance of having a good compliance program. Having checks and balances in place can help will identify products that are covered by Mandatory Standards. Recently the ACCC issued...