cooling off period

My partner and I signed up for a gym membership with World Gym on the 13 of June 2016 but we found out that we had to move town for work, so we decided to send a cancellation letter through email the day after. Before doing so we made sure that we checked the Queensland Government Consumer...

On behalf of my friends, I am looking for an experienced lawyer who had successfully sued real estate agents base on equity law before, because of the agent's misleading or misconduct. My friends, they had been misled by an agent to sign a property purchase agreement after the pass-in of an...

My parents ordered planks from Carpet Call in November 2011 and have given a fair sum money in deposit - 40% (they refused to take 10%). We have been planning and saving for a long time. After some time suddenly we didn't have that money to pay for the rest of the planks due to some family...

Okay, so yesterday I was working on my motorcycle and got it to a point where it wouldn't start. I called a mechanic and on the phone, he said it would take him half an hour and it would cost around $44. I took the bike to him and waited the day for the repair. When I arrived back, he told me...

I thought that I was making a hotel booking for free through Booking.com as I have always done this before. However, it turns out that this one is not for free and if I don't show I have to pay the full amount of $340. This was just 5 days ago. Under Australian Consumer Law, is there any sort...

Is there a cooling off period in a circumstance of a [form] contract entered into by two businesses, please? In Victoria and the contract is between a retail outlet and a business services provider.

Hi, so I started a vet nursing course online, through open colleges. It's been just over a month and I have realised that it isn't for me. I have been paying weekly instalments of $87, this was to be continued for 24 months. In the policy, I did not read that I would have to pay the rest of...

Hi, I signed a 12 week contract with a Bootcamp/Group Training provider in NSW. They did not offer a trial, and I was emailed the contract after speaking to a representative on the phone. The contract states nothing about termination fees or a cooling off period, just that it is a 12 week...

I recently enroled in a course at the Australian institute of Fitness and paid a $500 deposit. Since that day, it has been 9 business days and they say they allow 10 business days as a cooling off period for you to cancel your contract and get a full refund. Yet I can't seem to contact them at...

Under property law, can you break a lease a few days after signing it? Is there a cooling off period?