Plus500AU Pty Ltd v AghaeiRad

16 September 2026HighFederal CourtCase[2026] FCAFC 125

The Full Court held that the arbitration clause in a CFD trading platform's standard-form user agreement was void as an unfair contract term, so the class action stays in court rather than going to arbitration. It matters to anyone relying on arbitration or dispute-resolution clauses in consumer-facing standard form contracts.

What it means for business

Consider reviewing standard-form terms for arbitration, class-action waiver and venue clauses that could now be attacked as unfair.

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