The ACCC has announced it is sharpening its approach to reviewing small acquisitions of supermarkets, liquor, petrol and hardware stores by the big supermarkets. It wants to set up a streamlined approach where in exchange...
Read More →Australian consumers, like consumers in many other countries, love to shop online. Web-savvy fashion moguls can navigate the world’s virtual shopping mall and locate their favourite pieces within a matter of minutes – and often...
Read More →The recent detergents cases in Europe involving Henkel, Proctor & Gamble and Unilever, show that if you want to avoid blowing your chances of immunity, you need to get your strategy set from the start....
Read More →Shareholders in Viterra have voted in favour of Glencore’s $C6.1 billion takeover bid, with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the takeover. While Glencore is active in mining, energy and agriculture, Viterra is an agribusiness...
Read More →On May 8 2012, China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) issued its first judicial interpretation of private anti-monopoly litigation. The new framework, including the key changes outlined below, will come into effect 1 June 2012. Standing:...
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