The Full Court of the Federal Court has allowed an appeal by the ACCC against the former Tasmanian Europcar franchisee, BAJV Pty Ltd (BAJV), and BAJV’s director Brendon Ayers. BAJV was ordered to pay a...
Read More →Only a week after a new inquiry was announced into country of origin food labelling (blogged about here), the ACCC has published guidance, the Country of origin claims and Australian Consumer Law Guide (Guide), to...
Read More →Country of origin claims are back in the political spotlight again with the Chairman of the House of Representatives Agriculture and Industry Committee, Liberal MP Rowan Ramsey, recently announcing a new inquiry into country of...
Read More →The ACCC has launched its latest edition of the Small Business in Focus half yearly report, summarising the ACCC’s activities in the small business and franchising sectors and updating industry codes. Of particular interest is...
Read More →The ACCC has warned that 2014 is teaming up to be a year of tough penalties against large corporations. This follows the ACCC’s success against TPG Internet in December and Hewlett-Packard earlier in the year,...
Read More →The ACCC has released a public discussion paper on its immunity policy for cartel conduct, inviting written submissions from interested parties on several key issues arising from its review. Earlier this year, the ACCC announced...
Read More →Earlier this year, the ACCC announced that it is conducting a review of its immunity policy for cartel conduct. The immunity policy encourages businesses and individuals to disclose cartel behaviour, assisting the ACCC with their...
Read More →A former Tasmanian Europcar franchisee, BAJV Pty Ltd (BAJV), has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay a $200,000 civil pecuniary penalty after admitting to deliberately overcharging customers to repair damaged hire vehicles and...
Read More →Hershey Canada Inc (Hershey) has been fined US$3.8 million (A$4.2 million) by the Supreme Court of Justice in Toronto after admitting to its role in a chocolate price-fixing cartel. Hershey admitted that, in 2007, it...
Read More →The ACCC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Happiness Road Investment Group Pty Ltd (Happiness Road), admitting the company had made misleading claims over the country of origin of its ugg boots. Happiness Road...
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