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The Australian government plans to prohibit non-compete clauses for workers earning below $190,100 from 2027, fundamentally reshaping how employers protect confidential information and customer relationships. With draft legislation expected in 2026, organisations face a critical window to review employment contracts and develop alternative workforce protection strategies. What steps should employers take now to prepare for these sweeping reforms to post-employment restraints?

The "Seretide" war reached the Full Court of the Federal Court in Australia this month. The central issue in the case involved the question of whether two flyers sent to some 14,000 general practitioners in Australia and two advertisements published in "Australian Doctor" magazine relating to Glaxo's "Seretide" combination inhaler were misleading and deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive in contravention of the Australian Trade Practices Act.

The case reinforces that online advertisers are not at a disadvantage to traditional print and broadcast advertisers.

The ACCC decided that it was not convinced that consumers would be better off if mobile roaming services are declared.

This decision was taken under rules on abuse of a dominant position (misuse of market power prohibitions in Australia).

In the case of “Leonie’s Travel Pty Ltd v International Air Transport Association, Qantas Airways Limited & Ors” [2009] FCA 280, Justice Moore in the Federal Court of Australia was required to consider a challenge by a group of travel agents to the calculation of commissions they were paid.

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

The Federal Court found that arrangements between the private equity firm and the ultimate buyer involved cartel conduct.

The High Court found the agent (Flight Centre) was in competition with airlines to supply international airline tickets.

The Federal Court of Australia has granted Apple, Inc (Apple) a temporary stay of proceedings brought against it by Fortnite developer Epic Games, Inc (Epic) in relation to alleged breaches...

On 18 October 2017, the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 (Competition Policy Bill) finally passed both Houses of Parliament.

Article sets out key findings & recommendations in the report, & examines changes that may lie ahead for the airline industry.

The newsletter includes summaries and links to recent media releases and cases relating to competition and consumer law.

This article covers events which occurred in October 2019.

The newsletter includes links to media releases, reports, cases and legislation relating to competition and consumer law.

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

Google contends that facilitation and arrangement of automated search results is not misleading and deceptive conduct.