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Recorded Webinar: Unfair Contracts Regime: Unpacking the New Landscape
The unfair contracts regime is set for a significant shakeup, with further protections to be provided to small businesses entering into standard form contracts. With strong civil penalties on the horizon, it has never been more important for commercial lawyers and their clients t
PRESENTED BY
Peter Mills
Thynne & Macartney
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About the Webinar
The unfair contracts regime is set for a significant shakeup, with further protections to be provided to small businesses entering into standard form contracts. With strong civil penalties on the horizon, it has never been more important for commercial lawyers and their clients to be across the new landscape.
This session covers:
- Unfair contract term regulation and small business - impact on standard form contracts
- What is a ‘small business’?
- Understanding what is an unfair term – the key issues that make it ‘unfair’
- Navigating the proposed amendments
- The impact of a finding that a term is unfair – enforceability and rights
- Reviewing standard form contracts to ensure compliance
- The impact on unilateral rights in a contract
- Where to now for business:
- use of standard form contracts including automatic renewal clauses
- avoiding unenforceable terms
- be aware of use of new collective bargaining provisions under the ACCC from June 2021
- risk management checklist when entering new contracts
- Case update
Presented By
Peter Mills
Thynne & MacartneyWho Should Attend?
This webinar is suitable for lawyers practising in commercial law – Australia wide. This webinar is for practitioners with some knowledge in this area and looking to improve their knowledge.
CPD Information
Lawyers can claim up to 1 CPD unit/point – substantive law . This webinar has been designed to run for 1 hour, however, webinar lengths can vary depending on the level of questions and discussion.
WA lawyers – From 1/4/2021, due to changes to your CPD requirements we are unable to verify your completion of recorded webinars to the Legal Practice Board of WA.
Enquiries/Assistance
If you need assistance or have an enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact our Webinar Coordinator, Lisa Tran on (03) 8601 7709 or email: [email protected]