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The decision of Hancock v Executive Director of Public Health provides future guidance to the liquor industry in relation to the procedure required to be followed by licensing authorities in assessing applications for liquor licences generally.

There has been further progress in the United Kingdom regarding the proposed anti-bribery legislation and the ongoing investigation into BAE Systems by the Serious Fraud Office.

Businesses can be socially responsible and contribute meaningfully to the community, without reducing competitiveness.

On 21 August 2008, the Supreme Court of New South Wales handed down a decision in Tullett Prebon (Australia) Pty Limited v Simon Purcell [2008] NSW SC852, which addressed the enforcement of non-competition obligations during the term of an employment contract, in circumstances where the employee was on "garden leave."

On 28 June 2007 the NSW Minister for Emergency Services and for Water Utilities released the Water Industry Competition Act Regulations Consultation Paper.

The case reiterates the legal principles in matters involving negligent, misleading or deceptive property valuations.

On 2 December 2010, Qantas Airways Limited filed a claim against Rolls-Royce plc in the Federal Court of Australia which included a claim under the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) (TPA). On the same day, Moore J made interlocutory orders restraining Rolls-Royce from seeking, in another court, to restrain the proceedings commenced in Australia.

The Full Federal Court's decision in Mastercard v ACCC establishes critical boundaries for legal professional privilege in regulatory disputes, examining when affidavit evidence about corporate purpose and strategy can trigger implied waiver. This case demonstrates how seemingly routine procedural steps in litigation can unexpectedly expose privileged communications to disclosure, with significant implications for how corporations manage evidence in regulatory investigations.

In a decision that has expanded the evidence available to private litigants and class actions in competition law cases, the Full Federal Court has ordered that documents created by the ACCC and produced to an opposing party in a cartel case are available to a plaintiff in separate proceedings.

In 2013, Pepsi in Sweden decided on a World Cup soccer brand campaign around Portugal's superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The ACCC could pursue enforcement action under competition or consumer protection laws to address data privacy issues.

The ACCC has released its 2018 enforcement priorities. Industries targeted should review their compliance strategies and think about how they would respond to a regulatory enquiry.

Changes represent an advancement of ACCC policy and are likely to improve the immunity application process in Australia.

The ACCC again demonstrated that the telecommunications industry is a particular target for its enforcement activities.

In 2018, the Australian federal government obligated Australian corporates to engage with modern slavery risks in their supply chain by enacting the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) ("the Act").

Australia has concluded negotiations for the region-wide ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA).