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Record antitrust penalties imposed in China

January 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

On 4 January 2013, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the agency responsible for price-related non-merger antimonopoly enforcement in China, imposed record antitrust fines totalling RMB 353 million (USD 56 million) on six international...

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Regulators attend China Competition Forum

January 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

Susan Ning, Kate Peng and Yunlong Zhang from our Beijing office have posted over on King & Wood Mallesons’ China Law Insight blog about the first China Competition Policy Forum.  The forum was attended by the Directors-General...

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No more delay on reverse payments

January 11, 2013 | 1 Comments

Louise Beange has written an interesting post on our sister blog, IP Whiteboard, about the decision by the US Supreme Court to hear a dispute over the legality of ‘pay-for-delay’ or reverse-payment agreements between patent...

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ACCC quarterly report released

December 27, 2012 | 0 Comments

On 15 November 2012, the ACCC released its quarterly report for the period 1 July 2012 – 30 September 2012.  The report provides a snapshot of the regulator’s administrative and enforcement activities in key areas...

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Christmas spirit in the air for Qantas

December 26, 2012 | 1 Comments

On 20 December 2012, the ACCC issued a draft decision proposing to grant authorisation for the alliance between Qantas and Emirates.  The draft decision proposes authorisation for a 5 year period, subject to a condition...

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On 5 November 2012, the German Federal Cartel Office announced an investigation into Deutsche Post for predatory pricing. It has been alleged by independent letter service providers that Deutsche Post charged rates which were below...

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Thai take aways

December 19, 2012 | 1 Comments

On 14 December 2012, the Federal Court of Australia imposed a $7.5M penalty on Thai Airways for its role in entering into and giving effect to a price-fixing understanding to fix in respect of cargo...

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On 18 November 2012, Lisa Huett had a great interview on BRR Media about developments in competition law during 2012, considering which  sectors may be under the spotlight next year. Lisa also looked into the...

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Co-operate and $ave

December 14, 2012 | 1 Comments

On 6 December 2012, the Malaysian Competition Commission (MyCC) issued a Final Decision against the Cameron Highlands Floriculturist Association, confirming its earlier finding (in its Proposed Decision, which we blogged about here) that the Association...

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And then there were two…

December 12, 2012 | 2 Comments

Two more airlines, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines Cargo, have settled with the ACCC in the air cargo litigation.  The airlines are the eleventh and twelfth airlines to settle, leaving only Air New Zealand and...

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