On 15 May 2026, the Federal Court of Australia handed down its judgment in the case of Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2026] FCA 598, where Coles has been held to have breached Australian Consumer Laws in its ‘Down Down' promotion by temporarily increasing retail prices of products before placing them on Down Down promotions.
Read MoreOn 13 May 2026 and in the case of Zip Co Limited v Firstmac Limited [2026] HCA 16, the High Court of Australia unanimously rejected the 'honest concurrent use' argument by Zip Co for using the trademark 'ZIP'.
Read MoreIn Han & Han [2026] FedCFamC1A 54, echoing the decision in Biltoft & Biltoft (1995) FLC 92-614, the Court had refused to deduct the debt from the property pool because a) the alleged creditors had taken no meaningful steps to enforce repayment; b) the evidence about the debt lacked strength; c) the arrangement appeared more “family accommodation” than a commercial loan; and d) the Court was not satisfied that the liability would have realistically been enforced.
Read MoreOn 3 February 2026, the board of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has unanimously decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent.
Read MoreOn 2 October 2024, Ms. Vanessa-Jane Leishman was appointed as a new Judge to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (Division 2) located in Canberra.
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