Recent work

Contributed to the preparation of the Small and Medium Enterprise Committee, Business Law Section, Law Council of Australia submission to Treasury on the Unfair trading practices— Consultation Regulation Impact Statement.

The majority view of the SME Committee of the Law Council’s Business Law Section, the Australian Consumer Law Committee of the Law Council’s Legal Practice Section, Queensland Law Society, and the Law Institute of Victoria, was in favour of the introduction of a new general prohibition on unfair trading practices.

Michael Terceiro

Deputy Chair

SME Committee

https://lawcouncil.au/resources/submissions/unfair-trading-practices-consultation-regulation-impact-statement

ACCC Cheat Sheet - December 2023

Check out my recent video presentation entitled "ACCC Cheat Sheet - December 2023" where I look at ACCC developments in December 2023. It was a very busy month including a record Resale Price Maintenance fine against Techtronic, the resolution of consumer protection cases against Fitbit and Airbnb, Emma Sleep in court for a dark pattern, heaps of ACCC reports on issues such as social media influencers, stevedoring, banking, fuel, electricity, gas, etc and the resolution of a number of mergers ie Coles - Saputo, Woolworths - Petstock, Australian Clinical Labs - Helius.

Run time 47 mins

Australian Business Law Review, Vol 51, Part 6

ABLR Vol 51, Part 6 is out. This edition features three excellent contributions:

* A New Sheriff in Town? Section 596A and Shareholders’ Newfound Powers by Aaron Timoshanko

 

*Effectiveness of Dispute Resolution Processes Conducted Online: Findings from Empirical Research with Implications for Small Business Providing Dispute Resolution Services by Lola Akin Ojelabi, Fahimeh Abedi, PhD, Louis De Koker and John Zeleznikow

 

* Automation of the “Identical or Nearly Identical” Test in Business Names Registration by Timothy Magarry

 

I would again like to encourage prospective authors to consider submitting their articles to the ABLR. One significant advantage of seeking to publish your article in the ABLR is our much quicker turnaround times compared to other leading legal journals. We aim to publish practical business law articles on topical issues in a timely manner, which means we have to operate on shorter time frames.

 

Michael Terceiro

General Editor

Australian Business Law Review

Australian Business Law Review, Vol 51, Part 5

ABLR Vol 51, Part 5 is out. This edition features four excellent contributions:

* Australian Cartel Law: Recent Developments – Second Set of Two Sets by Brent Fisse

*Cybersecurity, Data Governance and Directors Fiduciary Duty: An Expanding Obligation – Robert Walters

* Small Business and Legal Needs: Effective Support for Access to Justice by Maree Sainsbury

* Fair Enough? Use of Exclusions and Limits of Liability in the Australian Logistics Industry – Gillian Bristow and Mia Williams

I would again like to encourage prospective authors to consider submitting their articles to the ABLR. One significant advantage of seeking to publish your article in the ABLR is our much quicker turnaround times compared to other leading legal journals. We aim to publish practical business law articles on topical issues in a timely manner, which means we have to operate on shorter time frames.

Michael Terceiro
General Editor
Australian Business Law Review