Lights Out on Price Gouging
27 June 2022
ACCC and AER announce joint investigation into potential price gouging by energy companies amid Australian power crisis.
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Aarthi Sridharan
Aarthi Sridharan was a solicitor in the Sydney office of King & Wood Mallesons where she worked in the competition dispute resolution team.
Aarthi is no longer at KWM.
Aarthi is no longer at KWM.
Five Eyes focus vision on anti-competitive conduct
28 February 2022
Five eyes intelligence alliance form new international working group aimed at preventing anti-competitive collusion in international trade.
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Penalty units balloon
26 July 2021
Commonwealth penalty units increased on 1 July 2020 for the first time in three years.
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No eggscuses – ACCC releases guidance on new national standard
9 February 2018
The ACCC has issued guidance on the new National Information Standard on free range eggs.
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Guiding the way to ACL Compliance and Enforcement
9 March 2017
Last month the Compliance and Enforcement Guide to Australian Consumer Law was released, covering how State and Commonwealth regulators enforce the ACL
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Mind the Gap
16 December 2016
Federal Court clears Woolworths in unconscionability action. The Federal Court has found that Woolworths did not engage in unconscionable conduct
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“Fat-Fighting” Foster Freed
10 November 2015
Federal Court orders the early release of Peter Foster for contempt charges.
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Banks scared of a Bit of competition?
20 October 2015
ACCC commences investigation into bank closures of Bitcoin accounts
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Bloggers Beware
1 May 2015
A curt reminder that the ACL applies to all representations – even to blogs in cyberspace.
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Spreets’ $600,000 Deal of the Day
28 April 2015
ACCC's focus on online markets continues with further penalties.
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