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

On 27 July 2010 a federal jury in Philadelphia, United States convicted Ian Norris, the former CEO of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, of conspiring with others to obstruct justice. The conviction was celebrated by the United States Department of Justice, who have been pursuing Mr Norris since 2004 on charges of price-fixing and obstructing justice in connection with the Department of Justice’s antitrust investigation of price fixing in the carbon products industry.

While collusion is a real risk, there are things that you can do to help prevent or detect it.

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

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

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

The litigation funding industry in Australia has experienced significant change and development in recent times as it attempts to define its role in the domestic legal market.

Do you sell goods or services that are "ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption"? If so, you will be affected by the Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Act 2008, which commenced on 25 May 2009.

The Commonwealth Government released its discussion paper on ‘Creeping Acquisitions - The Way Forward’ on 6 May 2009.

Defending brands from misuse by competitors under Google Adwords Program.

Landlords and shopping centre owners are often surprised at the reach of the competition and consumer protection laws.

Australia's proposed amendments to its mandatory merger control regime aim to address problematic features that have led to over-capture of unproblematic deals in the first six months of operation. The changes introduce a court-supervised 'voidable' model replacing automatic voiding, clarify the 'control' exemption to reduce capture of benign minority acquisitions, and allow parties to extend ACCC approvals beyond the 12-month mark.

Amendments were gazetted on 24 November to the National Consumer Credit Regulations, including a major change to the scope of regulated residential investment loans.

The QCA advises state and local government agencies about complying with the principle of competitive neutrality.

A defence of contributory negligence was found not available in a claim for damages from a breach of s42 FTA (NSW).

The misuse of market power provisions are alive and kicking and capable of successful prosecution by the ACCC.

Part IIIA is not of itself a panacea to curb the pricing conduct of infrastructure service providers, even monopolists.