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ACCC opts to pursue a civil case in relation to alleged domestic bid rigging conduct involving the Obeid brothers in NSW.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) has begun using its new power to issue infringement, substantiation and public warning notices in carrying out its compliance and enforcement activities pursuant to the recent amendments to the Trade Practices Act 1974.

This novel attempt to set aside a section 155 notice (for a breach of competition law) shows how hard it is to do so.

A new package of reforms to the Trade Practices Act's section 46, which deals with misuse of market power, has just been unveiled by the Federal Government.

A payment by one competitor to another competitor not to enter a market is anticompetitive.

On 11 July 2007 the European Court of First Instance ruled for the first time that a merging party can be compensated for losses sustained as a result of the illegal prohibition of its merger.

This newsletter has links to media releases, reports and cases relating to competition and consumer law in Australia.

This newsletter includes links to recent media releases and cases relating to competition and consumer law in Australia.

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

Australian businesses must consider how international M&A activity might trigger competition consequences in Indonesia.

In a significant victory for the ACCC, the Federal Court has found that Google engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct.

A recent case has highlighted anti-competitive conduct in the construction industry.

A recent decision of Justice Buchanan of the Federal Court has highlighted the risks franchisees take when suing franchisors for losses arising from failed business enterprises. The case also serves to outline the inherent risks involved in starting a franchise with limited knowledge or experience in a specific industry, in spite of the statutory measures designed to protect franchisees when doing so.

The FuelWatch scheme gives the ACCC power for the first time to impose fines on individuals and companies for breaches of certain elements of the scheme without going before the courts.

The High Court has handed down its decision in the case of BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd v NCC. The Court had to decide whether two railway lines operated by BHP Billiton in the Pilbara region of Western Australia could be declared under Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA).

Bid-rigging or collusive tendering is regarded as among the most serious infringements of competition and antitrust law.

Marque Lawyers' semi-regular wrap up of who's been sprung by the ACCC and how much it cost them.

Companies should ensure that they maintain adequately resourced compliance programs through appropriate training.