The past few years have seen a number of important changes take place in Australia’s competition landscape. Our team of lawyers have remained at the forefront of these changes – working with clients to shape the debate around these developments and to prepare for implementation. Through our live discussion with you, we hope to convey recent developments within the competition space – covering access, authorisations, cartels, consumer protection, enforcement, litigation mergers, reform – across a range of jurisdictions.
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There’s no unsubscribing from Treasury and ACCC’s renewed approach to subscription agreements
Australia - September 28 2023 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Treasury (Treasury) have both flagged their intention to pursue legal…
Blurring the (guide)lines - what do the DOJ/FTC Updated Merger Guidelines mean for Australian merger enforcement?
Australia, USA - August 7 2023 On 19 July 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (Agencies) jointly released a draft of their…
Consumer protection agencies ‘powering up’ against non-compliant button batteries products
Australia - July 14 2023 The ACCC and state and territory consumer protection agencies are ramping up the exercise of their regulatory powers in response to potential…
Mazda and ACCC ‘crash and burn’ in Full Court appeal
Australia - July 11 2023 On 23 March 2023, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (Full Court) dismissed appeals by the ACCC and Mazda Australia. The appeals sought…
Fair Play: Ensure your standard form contracts are ready for game day
Australia - June 30 2023 Over the last few weeks, we have provided a deep dive into a number of topics related to unfair contract terms (UCT). The new regime comes into…
Not so fair after all: Further non-grey list clauses that might fall foul of the UCT regime
Australia - June 28 2023 This post is the second instalment of our deep dive into clauses that, despite not being mentioned as grey list clauses in section 25 of the…
Looking beyond the grey in life: Additional clauses that may fall foul of the UCT regime
Australia - June 14 2023 In this post, we look at other types of clause which businesses should be mindful. Despite not appearing in the grey list of clauses under section 25…
Navigating Unfairness on the High Seas: Class Action Waiver Clauses
Australia - May 17 2023 It is increasingly common for consumer contracts to contain class action waiver clauses. Such clauses are similar in their operation to the choice of…
All’s Fair in Law and Forum
Australia - May 3 2023 An Australian consumer who purchases a good or service online will usually be required to enter into a written contract with the vendor. If, as is…
Bringing balance to indemnity clauses
Australia - April 24 2023 In light of recent legislative amendments, which include the introduction of civil penalties for breaching the UCT regime, as explained in our client…
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