
- Jun 19
- 4 min
It's not unconscionable to threaten to enforce own contractual rights
In May 2022, Payne JA considered defences and cross claims of unconscionability in circumstances where one contracting party (a landlord)...

- Jun 13
- 4 min
Lack of English language skills does not equal unconscionable conduct
In the matter of Atlas Advisors Australia Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 705 In the case of Atlas Advisors, Black J of the NSW Supreme Court...

- Feb 6
- 4 min
Unconscionable Conduct: Assessing the departure from society’s normative standard
In the Federal Court, Justice Halley recently applied the ratios from Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd and...

- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
Another educator unconscionably cashes in on 'ghost students'
In another example of unscrupulous educator behaviour, in the matter of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Phoenix...

- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
QLD Court of Appeal overturns $108m Adani judgment
Last year we wrote about the Queensland Supreme Court's decision in Adani Abbot Point Terminal Ltd v Lake Vermont Resources Pty Ltd & Ors...

- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
College cashing in on 'ghost students' unconscionable
After a long-running litigation battle that began in 2018, the Federal Court of Australia has handed down its decision in Australian...

- Jul 2, 2021
- 2 min
Franchises, secret commissions and unconscionable conduct
In the matter of Ali v ACCC [2021] FCAFC 109, the Full Court of the Federal Court have upheld a judgment finding that the master...