Jurisdiction: US

On 19 July 2023, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (Agencies) jointly released a draft of their updated Merger Guidelines for public comment (Guidelines). The Guidelines will consolidate, revise...

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FORE! LIV Golfers hit back at the PGA Tour

August 11, 2022 | 0 Comments

LIV Golf tour players commence court proceedings against the PGA Tour alleging anti-competitive behaviour...

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Ace or Duff?

July 15, 2022 | 0 Comments

US Department of Justice investigates the PGA Tour over antitrust concerns...

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Five eyes intelligence alliance form new international working group aimed at preventing anti-competitive collusion in international trade....

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Federal Court sinks class action waiver clause

October 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

The Federal Court of Australia has recently dismissed an application to stay part of a class action commenced on behalf of passengers aboard the Ruby Princess during its ill-fated voyage in early 2020. The significance...

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The final voyage of Australia's international shipping cartel proceedings docked permanently on 4 February 2021 as the Federal Court of Australia imposed a $24 million fine on Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (Wallenius). Wallenius was fined...

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When minority shareholdings trigger investigations The UK’s competition watchdog has approved Amazon’s 16% slice out of online food delivery company, Deliveroo. This followed more than a year of deliberations. The decision was announced by the...

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ACCC and other competition authorities sign MOU to cooperate...

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US Congress passes bill to remove the time limit on protection against treble damages, preserving the incentive for whistle blowers....

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Naut so fast

September 4, 2019 | 0 Comments

After more than four years of investigations by the ACCC, on 23 August 2019 the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) charged Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO), a Norwegian-based global shipping company, with criminal cartel...

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