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Australian Federal Court Hands down judgment against Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd – A Consumer Protection Perspective

This article aims to briefly examine the recent Australian Federal Court’s judgment in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Samsung Electronics Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FCA 875 and what it means for consumers where the consumers are subject to misleading or deceptive conduct and false or misleading representations. (Consumer Protection)
Summary of what was heard in the Court?

Electronic Communication – Have You Kept the Appropriate Records

The use of Email in particular has become a common practice for parties to electronic communication. Just because you have saved the email that you have sent, if it comes to litigation

, have you kept the necessary records?
The Electronic Transactions Act (Qld) 2001 provides that you must keep, in electronic form –

Divorce Rates in Australia

QUESTION: Which Australian State or Territory has the highest number percentage of recorded divorce rates against marriages?
ANSWER:Queensland had the highest crude divorce rate of 2.5 divorces per 1,000 estimated resident population, while the Northern Territory had the lowest of divorce rates in Australia at 1.7 per 1,000 estimated resident population.

Surrogacy Law in Australia

Surrogacy Law in Australia explained:
The word surrogate means a person trying to achieve output for another person. This person is simply a replacement. So in surrogate parenting, a married couple finds a substitute person to carry their child. Usually, these are parents who are not wanting to bear the child themselves. They can be physically unfit or they might have some medical illness that can be transferred to their child.

Top 10 Family Law Questions in Brisbane

We deliver to you the Top 10 Family Law Questions asked to us by our clients in Brisbane.
1. What is a Legal Separation and Divorce?
A Legal Separation or Divorce is legal recognition of the conclusion of your marriage.
You gain a Divorce if your marriage has broken down irretrievably and you’ve been officially separated for a minimum of 12 months.
Importantly, you don’t have to prove who was “at fault” and you don’t have to wait for the full 12 months after separation to conclude a property settlement.

Why You Should Consider The Australian Employer Nomination Scheme Visa?

This article aims to briefly examine the Australian Employer Nomination Scheme Visa and why an eligible applicant should consider applying for this visa which is otherwise knowns as subclass 186.
Direct Entry Scheme
Unless otherwise stated, a qualified applicant who has found a qualified Australian employer to sponsor his/her visa application, should consider the Direct Entry Scheme and once granted the visa, benefit from living, working, and studying in Australia indefinitely.
How does the nomination work and who can nominate me?

Right to compensation for water ingress into a tenanted unit

If you are a tenant and live in a unit affected by water ingress from a neighbour’s unit, you may be entitled to compensation from the lessor or the person/entity who leased you the property (eg. property manager).
What can be affected?
When there is a flood of water from the above or adjacent unit into your unit, it can cause damage to your possessions and the situation can adversely affect your occupation of the unit. In a hypothetical scenario, the ingress can affect the following. (Note that the list is not exhaustive)

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