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The ACCC has reminded executives within the construction industry of the potential sanctions for cartel conduct.

Owners and users constantly look to improve the efficiency of the supply chain and to increase supply chain throughput.

The article outlines key issues in sharing infrastructure and collectively negotiating and making resource agreements.

Whether parties are competitors will be particularly important when considering mergers, exclusive dealing or licensing arrangements within the racing industry.

In this global antitrust and competition review for 2016, we shine a spotlight on three areas of concern to businesses.

The Harper competition review provides a unique opportunity for the next wave of deregulation and structural reform.

A discussion on new proposals regarding increases in penalties against telecommunication providers for breaching performance benchmarks.

It is commonplace in litigation involving claims of misleading or deceptive conduct or passing off to rely on evidence obtained by way of "trap" orders or dealings. The recent decision in Nick Scali Limited v Super A-Mart Pty Limited [2010] FCA 1130 highlights that the weight given to such evidence could be diminished where the applicant fails to give timely notice of the trap dealing to the respondent.

The Australian Government has introduced the Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 into Parliament, a bill which will amend section 50 of the Trade Practices Act to deal with creeping acquisitions.

The Digital Platforms Inquiry's final report foreshadows a sustained escalation in ACCC's scrutiny of digital platforms.

A public company that provides a "financial benefit" to a related party (such as a director or a person who controls the company) needs to first get the approval of its shareholders unless it fits within an exemption in the Corporations Act.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing group, Celgene Corporation and Celgene Pty Ltd (together, "Celgene"), and generic drug companies, Juno Pharmaceuticals ("Juno") and Natco Pharma ("Natco")...

Reminder that the ACCC is actively targeting exclusive arrangements involving entities with market power.

There has been recent debate in Australia and elsewhere about the role of competition regulators when decisions have to be made urgently about the survival of some firms hit by the financial crisis;

The Full Federal Court in August 2004 gave its appeal decision in the trade mark fight between Crazy John's and Crazy Ron's, two unrelated chains selling mobile phones.

On 7 March 2023, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb announced the ACCC's annual compliance and enforcement priorities for 2023-24 at a Committee for Economic Development Australian event.

The latest round of the ACCC's attempt to block the Metcash deal has given useful guidance for future merger disputes.

Following the 2003 Dawson Review of the Trade Practices Act's (the Act) competition provisions, the Federal Government has announced a new package of reforms to the Act. The changes focus on increased penalties for anti-competitive conduct such as price fixing, and reducing some of the obstacles the Act puts in front of smaller businesses.