Jurisdiction: Australia

As we previously reported, the ACCC and TPG have been battling it out in a marathon match in relation to TPG’s Unlimited ADSL2+ advertisements.  In the ads in question, TPG emphasised the fact that its...

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As previously reported in posts in November 2012 and January 2013, Justice Lander in the Federal Court found that the Jewellery Group Pty Ltd (trading as Zamel’s) made false or misleading representations in contravention of...

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On Tuesday, the ACCC released a best practice guide about online reviews for businesses and review platforms.  In February 2013, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims identified online reviews and false testimonials as one of the ACCC’s...

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The ACCC has obtained consent orders requiring Australian Power & Gas Company Limited (APG) to pay a penalty of $1.1 million in relation to illegal door-to-door sales practices. Earlier this year, we reported that the...

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ANZ gets home on defending price fixing claims

November 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

A longstanding dispute between the ANZ and the ACCC has finally been resolved, with the Federal Court dismissing the allegations of the ACCC in a decision handed down by Justice Dowsett on Monday 18 November...

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A roadmap for competition reform?

November 20, 2013 | 2 Comments

The Monash Business Policy Forum (MBPF) has released a report containing 12 recommendations to guide the Federal Government’s “root and branch” review (the Review) of Australia’s competition laws (see our previous post on the Review...

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Taking ACCCount

November 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently released its quarterly report for September 2013. The report provides an outline of the activities that the ACCC, along with the Australian Energy Regulator, have been involved...

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Foreign exchange under the microscope

November 4, 2013 | 1 Comments

In the last two weeks, the US Department of Justice (US DoJ) and UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reached further settlement agreements in relation to alleged manipulation of various global interest rates. As reported previously,...

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A bitter pill to swallow in a weighty affair

October 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Federal Court has imposed a 3 year sentence for contempt of court, following breaches of court orders by a marketer of weight loss products.  The case confirms that the ACCC can be expected to...

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Hot on the heels of the election, the Commonwealth Government has released draft legislation that provides for the repeal of the carbon tax legislation.  In addition, the draft legislation proposes to introduce new prohibitions and...

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