Consumer law

• Aboriginal group launches defamation case against Channel 7

  11th Jul 2019

  Peter O’Brien represents a group of clients from the NT community of Yirrkala, who are suing Channel 7 in the Federal Court following a segment that was broadcast on Sunrise Breakfast. In June, Channel 7 attempted that argue that the community members’ Statement of Claim should be struck out.

• The poker machine case: Guy v Crown Melbourne Limited (No. 2) [2018] FCA 36

  4th Apr 2019

  Ngaire Watson discusses the case of Guy v Crown in which Ms Guy brought actions for misleading and deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct under the Australian Consumer Law.