Practitioners advising commercial parties should note that imposing a price increase calculated by reference to estimated accrued liabilities while simultaneously refusing to pay those liabilities, concealing the true reason for the increase, and exploiting a counterparty's commercial lock-in may constitute unconscionable conduct under s 22 of the ACL, even between experienced commercial parties.
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