Changes to the ‘ACCC immunity and cooperation policy: frequently asked questions’ increase the price of immunity...
Read More →The ACCC’s cartel 'attempt' case against architecture firm ARM will be heard on liability and penalty on 13 April. The case is particularly interesting because there have been very few attempt cases prosecuted by the...
Read More →$1 million penalty in market-sharing crane cartel...
Read More →A turf breeder has found itself the subject of ACCC enforcement aimed at 'weeding out' whether it engaged in concerted practices that substantially lessened competition....
Read More →Federal Court decision 'cements' importance of compliance with secondary boycott provisions in Part IV of the CCA...
Read More →The ACCC’s draft determination is notable as the first occasion on which a pharmaceutical settlement and licence agreement has been considered in the authorisation context in Australia. The scepticism with which the ACCC approached the...
Read More →Federal Court finds merger documents provided to ACCC are admissible in subsequent and unrelated civil cartel prosecution...
Read More →The ACCC has continued to build on its efforts in the construction industry with recent success in proceedings against construction company Hutchinson and the CFMMEU. The result is a much-needed win for the ACCC after a...
Read More →Five eyes intelligence alliance form new international working group aimed at preventing anti-competitive collusion in international trade....
Read More →On 17 August 2021, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) withdrew criminal cartel charges against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) and its Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Divisional Branch Secretary, Mr...
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