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What happens when marketing creativity and legal strategy work hand-in-hand? This is the question CIE Legal’s Raph Goldenberg and Kaye Ho discussed at the NORA – National Online Retailers Association – Marketing Leaders lunch on 19 September at Vue de Monde.

On Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it has separately launched Federal Court actions against Coles and Woolworths, alleging that their respective “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” campaigns misled consumers in discount pricing claims.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking action against JB Hi-Fi’s household appliance chain The Good Guys for allegedly misleading consumers about its store credit and ‘StoreCash’ promotions, and failing to provide store credit to eligible customers.

From 9 November onwards, there are changes to the Unfair Contracts Regime in force, which, amongst other things, increase the scope and scale of penalties.

Raph Goldenberg was recently interviewed by NORA (the National Onine Retailers Association) about CIE Legal’s work in the consumer products and online retail sectors.

In our Legally Consumed podcast episode featuring Craig Douglas from Nationwide Research Group, Craig uncovers the truth behind stopping bootleggers, spotting fakes and strengthening Australian borders against counterfeit products. This blog post delves into how counterfeit products are affecting the Australian consumer products industry and what the Australian government can do to help.