On 13 January 2014 the Office of Fair Trading charged Peter Nigel Snell with “dishonestly agreeing with others” to fix prices, rig bids and allocate the market for galvanised steel tanks, used for water storage,...
Read More →Federal Court penalises solar panel companies for publishing false testimonials and credence claims With more and more consumers relying on online product reviews to enlighten their purchasing decisions, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...
Read More →The ACCC has warned that 2014 is teaming up to be a year of tough penalties against large corporations. This follows the ACCC’s success against TPG Internet in December and Hewlett-Packard earlier in the year,...
Read More →After looking into the crystal ball about what we can expect on the Australian competition landscape in 2014 earlier this week, Susan Ning from our Beijing office has been considering what the Chinese antitrust enforcement authorities...
Read More →The Federal Court has ordered Mitsubishi Electric Australia Pty Ltd pay penalties of $2.2 million for engaging in resale price maintenance. As previously reported, the ACCC instituted proceedings against Mitsubishi Electric in November. The ACCC alleged...
Read More →Melanie McLean and Philippa Macaskill have posted an interesting blog over on IP Whiteboard about the outcome of litigation involving members of the Jane family, after a much publicised family spat which led to Bob Jane severing...
Read More →Over on our sister blog, IP Whiteboard, David Ireland has provided an update on the Grocery Code of Conduct, which we have previously posted about here. David writes that ALDI has thus far refused to...
Read More →The ACCC has commenced proceedings against Reebok for alleged breaches of the Australian Consumer Law. According to the ACCC, since September 2011 Reebok Australia have made representations that wearing their “EasyTone” shoes would increase the...
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