Competition Law Root & Branch Review: Harper Draft Report Released
Co-authored by Ayman Guirguis (Partner), Jackie Mortensen (Senior Associate), Asa Lam (Lawyer) & Jessica Qiu (Lawyer). On 22 September 2014 the much anticipated Draft Report of the ‘root and...
View ArticleCorrs in Brief: Where to now for agreed penalty outcomes with the ACCC in...
The Full Court of the Federal Court has just handed down a very important decision in the Fair Work Inspectorate v CFMEU. The decision has very wide ramification across all industries. The Court held...
View ArticleCompetitor Collaboration in the Shadow of COVID-19: The ACCC Takes a...
In brief: Industry collaborations that involve restrictions on supply of goods or services are likely to be per se illegal under Australian competition law. However, businesses can seek to self-assess...
View ArticleProhibition on Advertising Below the RRP Amounts to Illegal Resale Price...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced proceedings against cycling wholesaler B & K Holdings (QLD) Pty Ltd, trading as FE Sports (FE Sports), alleging that it...
View ArticleAnti-trust in a Time of Global Crisis: An Australia Perspective
The theme of antitrust in crisis is very timely for the current global climate, but more so than ever for Australia where we had already dealt with unprecedented drought, bushfires and now the global...
View ArticleRegulating the Economic Pie: Key Takeaways From the ACCC’s 2021 Enforcement...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair, Rod Sims, has announced the ACCC’s 2021 compliance and enforcement policy and priorities. The focus of the ACCC’s 2021 priorities is...
View ArticleUnfair Contract Terms – Significant Broadening of Scope and Penalties for...
The Australian Government has released the Exposure Draft legislation and Explanatory Materials for an anticipated suite of reforms to unfair contract terms (UCT) laws found in the Australian Consumer...
View ArticleMain Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2021 – Australia
2021 proved to be a significant year for competition and consumer law in Australia. This article outlines a number of the key developments as follows: The trend for record penalties continues (as...
View ArticlePiercing the privilege veil in criminal cartels in Australia: Practical...
Legal professional privilege (LPP) has long been recognised as a powerful, though controversial protection. As the Australian High Court once declared, it is “a practical guarantee of fundamental...
View ArticleThe Australian Government Ramps up Penalties for Competition and Consumer Law...
In July, we outlined the new Government’s Competition and Consumer Law policy initiatives (click here). The Government has now moved forward with one of these initiatives, publishing for consultation a...
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