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Claims about environmental benefits, country of origin, consumers' rights under statutory warranties and product performance are particularly engaging the ACCC's attention.

This article covers events which occurred between December 2021 and February 2022.

Australian manufacturers and suppliers who export products to the EU should keep in mind that reforms across a number of fronts could have an impact on their business.

This recent High Court decision centred on the issue of silence or non-disclosure as misleading and deceptive conduct for the purposes of s52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974. The decision reinforces that, unsurprisingly, the precise factual background to a transaction will be of critical importance to the viability of a s52 claim.

The ACCC will focus on key areas, including the funeral and energy sectors, consumer safety and consumer protections.

Open Banking allows consumers to compare products and services, and encourages more competition in the banking sector.

In this matter, the Supreme Court of New South Wales rejected a claim for double insurance brought by Lloyds against CGU Insurance.

The amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1995 are designed to help increase genuine parallel importation and competition.

Once this Bill becomes law, IP owners need to make sure their licences and assignments do not breach competition law.

The fast pace of regulatory change in Australia continues in 2019. This report sets out a summary of the key regulatory trends that are confronting ...

Trent Williams, Head of Broking Australasia, discusses the challenging market dynamics in Australasia from a capacity and pricing perspective.

Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Gina Cass-Gottlieb has announced the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026–27.

MOFCOM has emerged as one of the three main bodies regulating global M&A.

The exposure draft of the Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and other Measures) Bill 2008 was distributed for comment by the Government earlier this year.

Increased government funding to the ACCC to assist with dealing with false carbon tax claims.

The article explains key ACL provisions for false or misleading advertising with lessons from recent ACCC prosecutions.

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