Month: December 2013

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Brothers blotted out

December 31, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Federal Court has sent a strong message that those responsible for dishonest sales practices can, and will, be individually penalised. The Court ordered brothers Tuan and Thuan Nguyen to pay a $50,000 penalty each...

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Disk drive error, please restart your computer

December 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

Hewlett Packard (HP) and Acer have both commenced action against a number of optical disk drive companies alleging that they have conspired to fix prices.  HP kicked things off by commencing proceedings in the Federal...

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Shifting sands

December 26, 2013 | 0 Comments

There have been several recent developments impacting Australian business in China. As China looks to internationalise and open up its markets, the Chinese Government is determined to stamp out corruption with a campaign underway to...

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You better watch out, you better not mislead

December 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

Christmas is the time of giving.  Retail outlets are a flurry with last-minute shoppers seeking the perfect gift for their loved ones.  Then comes the post-Christmas sale period, which is typically characterised by consumers returning...

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ACCC scoops up with Scoopon

December 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

The ACCC has swooped in and scooped up penalties of $1 million against Scoopon Pty Ltd (Scoopon) in the Federal Court of Australia . Scoopon is part of Catch Group (which also runs Catch of...

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Last week, the ACCC filed proceedings against two egg producers, alleging that their use of “free range” was misleading.  This litigation comes after the ACCC served substantiation notices on a number of egg suppliers in...

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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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European Commission issues record fines

December 11, 2013 | 0 Comments

Following on from our previous post and the LIBOR update article in our June 2013 edition of Regulator, the European Commission (EC) last week handed down record fines to eight financial institutions for their involvement...

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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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Microsoft gets smart about phones

December 9, 2013 | 0 Comments

Last week, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the European Commission (EC) both gave Microsoft the go-ahead to buy Nokia’s handset and services business, and cleared a patent licensing agreement between the companies. The €5.44 billion (approximately A$8.15...

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