Brief article advising businesses not to neglect antitrust & competition laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A brief overview of ACCC actions in relation to its priorities shows how strongly it considers its stated areas of focus.

Big data might be a source of market power and could potentially be misused, leading to a breach of competition law.

This issue of CU LAB discusses cartel regulation in Australia, which is one of the ACCC's key enforcement activities.

The ACCC heads an active merger control and competition regime, and has also indicated an increased review process.

Motorists are likely to be free to use supermarket shopper dockets to save at the petrol pump, after a News Corp probe.

An action by the ACCC against two airlines has been dismissed.

On 6 December, Justice Gordon held that Telstra had breached the Trade Practices Act as a result of advertisements published by its dealers.

On 10 December, the Perth Federal Magistrates Court found that Etchguard had misled a franchisee with promises of a substantial turnover.

On 18 April, Martin Algie delivered a presentation to a gathering of experts and senior practitioners hosted by leading New Zealand law firm, Chapman Tripp.

Quarterly on current events in Competition and Trade Practices law.

The Australian competition watchdog's proposals suggest a more muscular approach to regulating digital service providers...

Companies of all sizes and their executives need to ensure that their conduct does not fall foul of the cartel prohibitions.

Financial services in Australia are now subject to increased cyber-security and information security regulation.

The ACCC has recently announced that it will bring civil proceedings against an Australian company and its director for alleged cartel conduct.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") has signed a new memorandum of cooperation ("MOC") with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI").

New rules took effect on 6 November 2017, which significantly strengthen Australian competition law.

Multinationals and big businesses need to review their practices because of Harper review changes to competition law.

Transactions involving IP rights will have to comply with competition laws, as does any transaction of property or assets.

While criminal cartel provisions have existed in Australia's Competition and Consumer Act (CCA) for a number of years, August saw the first criminal conviction for a cartel offence.