Month: April 2013

To increase clarity and transparency on the merger remedy regime under the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has published draft Rules Regarding Imposition of Restrictive Conditions on Concentrations of Undertakings (the Draft...

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Virgin Australia’s much touted “Game Change” commercial strategy is another step closer to realisation after the ACCC decided not to oppose its acquisition of 60% of Tiger Airways Australia. The decision, announced by the ACCC...

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Penguin settles ebook investigation in Europe

April 24, 2013 | 1 Comments

The last standing publisher, Penguin, has reached a settlement agreement with the European Commission (EC) which ends the EC’s 16 month long investigation into the alleged price fixing of e-books in Europe. As explained in...

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Bytecard is the first to get bitten

April 23, 2013 | 1 Comments

Bytecard Pty. Limited (better known as Netspeed Internet Communications) (Bytecard), an internet service provider, is the first company to be taken to court by the ACCC under the new unfair contract terms provisions of the...

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Cheers for the Beers

April 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has dropped its case seeking to block Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (AB InBev) proposed acquisition of the remaining shares in Grupo Modelo (Modelo) that it does not already own (blogged about...

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Narta told NO!

April 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

Following up on our post earlier this year, Narta International Pty Ltd (Narta), the largest independent electrical buying group in Australasia, was denied authorisation for proposed arrangements allowing it to set a minimum advertising price...

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Glencore and Xstrata have finally been given the go-ahead to complete their merger after receiving clearance from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on 16 April 2013. Following a review process that took approximately 14 months,...

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The internet provides a powerful tool to reach a large and diverse base of consumers.  However, it also presents certain challenges for suppliers and manufacturers.  For example, a manufacturer may have concerns about the impact of...

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Viscas pays for cable cabal

April 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

A clean record and cooperation with the ACCC might be helpful, but as Japanese electricity cable supplier Viscas discovered, penalties will still be imposed if you’ve been involved in cartel conduct. On 5 April the...

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KWM ahead of the pack in Competition

April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce that partners Sharon Henrick and Wayne Leach were amongst the winners at the 3rd Annual Global Competition Review Awards held in Washington on 9 April 2013. The “Merger Control Matter...

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