In a significant development in the ongoing global investigation into price fixing allegations in the car parts industry, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced that 9 Japan-based companies and two former executives have agreed...
Read More →On 20 September 2013, the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) gave notice to the Pan Malaysia Lorry Owners Association (PMLOA), its 11 members and 29 related lorry enterprises of its intention to issue interim measures to...
Read More →The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has issued a proposed decision to impose its first fines for breaches of the Malaysian Competition Act. The fines will be issued to the country’s two dominant airlines, Malaysia Airlines...
Read More →With the votes counted and Tony Abbott safely claiming a Coalition victory on 7 September 2013, it’s not only the government that is getting a makeover. As with most elections, the lead up was jam-packed...
Read More →Following on from the ACCC’s draft decision in July, the ACCC has issued its final decision to re-authorise the alliance between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand, subject to specified conditions. The decision authorises the...
Read More →In a case that revels in the name Bundeswettbewerbsbehoerde, Bundeskartellanwalt v Schenker & Co and Others, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that companies cannot rely on a decision by a national court,...
Read More →In a recent post on our sister blog, China Law Insight, Susan Ning, Kate Peng and Li Rui look at a proposal that would expand the current immunity program under section 15 of the Chinese Anti-Monopoly...
Read More →The ACCC has issued a draft decision proposing to conditionally re-authorise the Australasian alliance between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand for a further 3 years. The arrangements between the carriers, including alliance and code...
Read More →Following on from our previous post, the Productivity Commission (PC) released its draft report into the National Access Regime on 28 May 2013. The regime, which enables third parties to seek access to infrastructure services...
Read More →The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recently released its report into airport pricing and quality for 2011-2012. The report measures airport performance based upon feedback received from customers, airlines and other stakeholders. The ACCC...
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