eBay International (<strong>eBay</strong>) has indicated to the Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (<strong>ACCC</strong>) that it wants to require buyers and sellers on the eBay system to use one or other of the following payment systems.

You may find that you are unable to commence proceedings against a counterparty if they are owned by a foreign state.

This decision is important because it is the first time the ACCC has opposed the acquisition of an undeveloped site.

The ACCC has released itsr evised Compliance and Enforcement Policy, setting out it's agenda for 2013.

Justice Banks-Smith has found that the hair regrowth company Ashley & Martin used unfair terms in certain standard form customer contracts.

It is now confirmed that Australia will have a mandatory and suspensory (competition) pre-merger clearance regime with the passing of legislation late yesterday.

The Court supported the view that well worded disclosure documents reduced successful claims for breaches of the Code.

The High Court recently handed down two important decisions dealing with company officer's duties.

Food producers, alternative therapy providers and multi-level marketing companies that make claims about the potential for their products to address allergies, risk ACCC action if these claims are found to be misleading or deceptive.

As noted in our 27 March 2023 Employment Note, the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, Andrew Leigh MP (Leigh) recently requested advice from the Australian Competition...

There are serious consequences of making misleading or deceptive representations during pre-contractual negotiations.

The ACCC acknowledged the impact of Facebook's business operations on privacy, competition and consumer protection.

The High Court has handed down a decision about the scope of what is sometimes called the "media safe-harbour" protecting media outlets from liability for misleading or deceptive conduct under section 52 the Trade Practices Act.

A decision in the Supreme Court in NSW, Mr Zhang and Ms Liu v VP302 SPV Pty Ltd and Ors, serves as a reminder to those involved in off the plan property sales to exercise caution when making representations to potential buyers that predict or give an opinion regarding future matters.

A Queensland property developer has been exposed to the unwelcome attention of the ACCC over claims about the progress of construction of a golf course on a residential estate at Arundel on the Gold Coast.

This newsletter links to recent media releases, reports and cases relating to competition and consumer law.

Populist pressures seem to be building and the ACCC and policymakers must be able to hold back the tide of protectionism.

On 8 September 2010, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published a decision authorising north west shelf joint venture (NWSV) participants to jointly market domestic gas.

Throughout the report, the ACCC has identified a number of ‘key takeaways' that will likely impact the way future merger proposals are assessed.

On 21 November 2008, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) released the 2008 Merger Guidelines (New Guidelines) which replace the original merger guidelines released in 1999.