#Unconscionable Conduct
ACCC pursues photography business for unconscionable conduct
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Lifestyle Photographers Pty Ltd, trading as Expression Sessions. Expression Sessions sell photography packages along with associated products and operated from pop-up stores and kiosks in shopping centres around Australia between 2012 and 2014. The ACCC alleges that Expression Sessions made false or […]
Coles’ “unconscionable conduct” defence triggers further questions
Supermarket giant Coles has fanned further suspicion over whether it threatened suppliers into funding a new supply chain program through additional costs and ongoing rebates.
Understanding unconscionable conduct
Unconscionable conduct is an action taken by an individual or business against a customer or potential customer that exploits a known disadvantage of that customer. Disadvantages may include, but are not limited to: age, mental capacity, physical capacity, financial capacity, linguistic ability and unequal bargaining power. Unconscionable conduct includes: selling the customer unsuitable goods or […]