AP Eagers road tests the new merger authorisation process
9 May 2019
AP Eagers is the first to take the ACCC’s new merger authorisation process out for a spin. What points will AP Eagers need to drive home to the ACCC?
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Kendy Ding
Shots fired at “gun jumping” cartel
6 March 2019
Cryosite has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $1.05 million in penalties in Australia's first “gun jumping” cartel conduct case.
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Dear Dairy, the ACCC recommended a mandatory code …
5 May 2018
An end to $1 supermarket milk? ACCC’s Final Report on its dairy inquiry says no but recommends a mandatory code to improve the bargaining power of farmers
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Just a numbers game: OECD finds penalties too low
31 March 2018
ACCC resolves to re-think its approach to penalties based on OECD report finding that average Australian penalties are substantially lower than those imposed in comparable OECD jurisdictions for breaches of competition law
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ACCC’s Mortgage Pricing Inquiry fast accumulating interest
29 March 2018
The ACCC’s preliminary findings on the pricing of residential mortgage products have been highly anticipated by borrowers and lenders alike.
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Fair warnings from February: Priorities, Penalties and Powers!
7 March 2018
February was a frenetic month: the ACCC released its 2018 priorities, two Bills on the ACL were released and the Productivity Commission released its draft report on competition in the Australian Financial System.
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