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You must review and update compliance policies and training programs to ensure you comply with the new penalties regime.

All companies operating businesses in Australia should understand the areas of focus outlined by the ACCC for 2015.

Cartel arrangements are a serious crime, as price-fixing or price-rigging reduces competition.

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

Antitrust battles between technology companies are no longer the exclusive province of Western competition regulators. In Japan last year, Microsoft was among complainants prompting a further review of the Google/Yahoo Japan deal for search and search advertising technology.

The Expert Panel appointed by Minister Craig Emerson has published its final report, entitled Strengthening statutory unconscionable conduct and the Franchising Code of Conduct.

This should provide guidance for patent holders on how to legitimately compete, on the expiry of their exclusive rights.

The new UK Bribery Act 2010 not only introduces tough new anti-bribery laws, but creates a new corporate offence of "failure of commercial organisations to prevent bribery".

On 27 August 2008, the much anticipated decision of the High Court in Master Education Services Pty Ltd v Ketchell [2008] HCA 38 was handed down.

Businesses should have effective competition and consumer law compliance programs in place.

The penalty on Koyo illustrates the risks of price fixing offences that can arise out of industry association meetings.

Links to media releases & cases relating to competition and consumer law.

IP agreements are now subject to the same restrictions against anti-competitive conduct as other commercial transactions.

The Full Federal Court upheld the validity of compulsory examination notices issued by the ACCC to Paul and Moses Obeid.

Legislation for the criminalisation of cartels is set to be introduced into Federal Parliament prior to the end of the year with the Government releasing an exposure draft of proposed amendments to the Trade Practices Act 1974.

'Gun jumping' is when the merger parties, who are also competitors, move to merge before completion of the acquisition.

The Court found that a general scheme to regularise negotiations with suppliers fell well short of being unconscionable.