Yates and Turner (No 3)

In *Yates and Turner (No 3)*, Dawe J of the Federal Court of Australia considered the appropriate orders to be made following findings of contraventions of the *Australian Consumer Law*. The proceedings concerned alleged misleading and deceptive conduct and false or misleading representations in relation to the sale of a business.

The primary legal issue before the Court was the nature and extent of the orders to be made in light of the established contraventions. Specifically, the Court had to determine whether to impose any formal sanctions or make orders for costs against the parties in relation to these contraventions.

Dawe J declined to make any formal orders by way of sanction against the parties. Furthermore, the Court made no order for costs in favour of either party concerning the contraventions that had been established.