Enforcement

Ball busting

July 19, 2013 | 1 Comments

On Friday, 12 July 2013 the ACCC filed proceedings against Japanese ball bearing manufacturer Koyo Australia Pty Ltd in the Federal Court, seeking pecuniary penalties as well as declarations and injunctions. As the ACCC’s press...

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Statistically speaking

July 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

The EC has released its latest statistics on cartel enforcement and the most notable feature may be what is not mentioned. On 4 July 2013, the European Court of Justice quashed fines of over €100...

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It appears that Apple is not the only company in the French Competition Authority’s (FCA) sights. Reports reveal that 40 to 50 FCA officials launched coordinated dawn raids last week on the offices of three...

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In a recent post on our sister blog, China Law Insight, Susan Ning, Kate Peng, Huang Jing and Li Rui discuss the investigation initiated by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) against several infant...

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US Court takes a bite out of Apple

July 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

As the e-book saga continues, Apple Inc. has had its day in court in the US… and the decision shows that it didn’t go well. As reported in our previous post, Apple was the only...

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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...

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Hewlett Packard repairs its way

July 11, 2013 | 2 Comments

Misleading warranty claims have resulted in Hewlett-Packard Australia being ordered to pay a $3 million dollar penalty. Between January 2011 and September 2012, HP call centre staff located around the world using internal guidelines and...

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The European Commission has recently published a draft private damages proposal that, if approved by the European Parliament, would revolutionise follow-on private litigation in European Union (EU) member countries. The proposal has been under consideration...

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Well fine then…

July 5, 2013 | 0 Comments

In June, Germany’s competition regulator published new guidelines on the setting of fines for cartel conduct, in response to a recent decision by the Federal Court of Justice. Under German law, a company found to...

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ACCC checks out major supermarkets

July 4, 2013 | 1 Comments

On 28 June 2013, at the Farmers’ Federation 2013 Annual Conference in Melbourne, Marcus Bezzi, Executive General Manager (Enforcement and Compliance) of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), discussed the regulator’s investigation into major...

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