January 2000
Important Fair Trading Act precedents: partners can be criminally liable for each other's actions; silence can mislead
19 January 2000
Criminal convictions of Dianne Stephanie Burton and Brian Charles Carson as the partners who ran Folio Model and Talent Management have set important precedents for all partnerships a partner can be criminally liable under the Fair Trading Act for the actions of other partners.Relates to: Fair Trading
Commission has big concerns about car dealers' false or misleading claims, more prosecutions to come
4 January 2000
The Commerce Commission is very concerned that car dealers continue to make false or misleading claims, and will take more prosecutions for alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act.Relates to: Fair Trading