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It will be very interesting to see how the criminal cartel prosecutions unfold and any successes in competition cases.

Australia's Parliament has passed significant amendments to the country's merger regime, less than a year after its introduction. The changes address practical concerns around mandatory merger notifications, providing greater flexibility for minority investments, reducing risks from inadvertent notification failures, and allowing extensions for delayed transactions. How will these refinements impact dealmakers navigating Australia's interventionist competition framework?

To fully appreciate the significance of the 2012 reforms, it is important to consider the cabotage regime in Australia prior to the enactment of the 2012 reforms.

The aggressive use of anti-monopoly laws against foreign companies by the Chinese government is unprecedented.

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

This newsletter is a review of enforcement, authorisation and other developments relating to the ACCC and competition.

Two recent cases - by competition authorities in China and in South Africa -.are interventions against excessive pricing.

If your business is an agent or sells through agents, you should check your arrangements on pricing for customers.

The Harper Review is an important limb of the Federal Government's forward economic policy agenda.

The ACCC has signalled a consistent enforcement approach, with a number of priorities still on the agenda.

Small businesses facing large suppliers or buyers often form associations or buying groups to collectively negotiate in order to improve their bargaining power. While collective negotiation of the price, and terms and conditions of supply by competitors may breach the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Act), the ACCC may authorise such conduct where there are public benefits from the collective negotiations.

The plaintiff, Stephanie Young, purchased a twenty day European package tour from the defendant. As part of the tour the plaintiff was a passenger on a motorcoach travelling from Prague to Budapest. Whilst the plaintiff stood to take a highlighter from her hand luggage in an overhead compartment the coach driver slammed the breaks to avoid colliding with another vehicle causing the plaintiff to fall and sustain injuries. At the time of the accident the coach was on a motorway in Slovakia.

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

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

Transition to Australia's new merger control regime began on July 1, 2025, and merger parties are now able to notify voluntarily under the new regime. Mandatory approval of transactions that meet notification...

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