In the Q3 2013 issue of our regulatory investigations and class actions newsletter, Stephen Ridgeway and Kylie Sturtz comment on the increased potential for consumer protection class actions in Australia, following on from the ACCC’s...
Read More →The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) has issued a proposed decision to impose its first fines for breaches of the Malaysian Competition Act. The fines will be issued to the country’s two dominant airlines, Malaysia Airlines...
Read More →Following on from the ACCC’s draft decision in July, the ACCC has issued its final decision to re-authorise the alliance between Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand, subject to specified conditions. The decision authorises the...
Read More →The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued proceedings against Scoopon in the Federal Court for allegedly making false and misleading representations to both businesses and consumers. Formed in 2010, Scoopon is one of...
Read More →On 28 May 2013, the European Commission released its annual report, the Report on Competition Policy (2012) (EC Report), which emphasised the use of competition policy to leverage the Single Market for growth, and rejected...
Read More →Following on from our previous post, the Productivity Commission (PC) released its draft report into the National Access Regime on 28 May 2013. The regime, which enables third parties to seek access to infrastructure services...
Read More →Virgin Australia’s much touted “Game Change” commercial strategy is another step closer to realisation after the ACCC decided not to oppose its acquisition of 60% of Tiger Airways Australia. The decision, announced by the ACCC...
Read More →Bytecard Pty. Limited (better known as Netspeed Internet Communications) (Bytecard), an internet service provider, is the first company to be taken to court by the ACCC under the new unfair contract terms provisions of the...
Read More →Following up on our post earlier this year, Narta International Pty Ltd (Narta), the largest independent electrical buying group in Australasia, was denied authorisation for proposed arrangements allowing it to set a minimum advertising price...
Read More →The internet provides a powerful tool to reach a large and diverse base of consumers. However, it also presents certain challenges for suppliers and manufacturers. For example, a manufacturer may have concerns about the impact of...
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