The Price is Right: MOFCOM approves Glencore/Xstrata
17 April 2013
Having now received MOFCOM approval, Glencore and Xstrata have cleared their regulatory hurdles and can proceed to complete their merger
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Monique Cormack
One price isn’t right: ACCC proposes to deny authorisation of minimum pricing for electrical goods
18 January 2013
The ACCC has issued a draft decision proposing to deny authorisation to NARTA for setting a minimum advertised price for various electrical goods.
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She wore an itsy bitsy, teeny weeny…which brand bikini?
7 December 2012
Federal Court orders a bikini designer to pay Seafolly $25,000 for misleading and deceptive conduct after claiming Seafolly had plagiarised her designs
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European Commission ups the cost of paying for delay
13 August 2012
On 25 July 2012, the EC alleged that Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck violated EU antitrust rules by colluding to prevent other pharma companies from marketing generic versions of its best-seller antidepressant, citalopram.
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Same same but different: NZCC examines pre-paid mobile top ups
20 July 2012
The NZCC has published its reasons for blocking the epay / Ezi-Pay merger, the first merger application it has declined since 2008.
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ACCC cracks down on the fluff in advertising
20 July 2012
“truth in advertising” is a pretty elastic concept. But for those that like to stretch that band too far may find themselves stretched further by the ACCC.
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Mergers aren’t Ezi: NZCC declines clearance application by epay
6 July 2012
NZCC has declined epay’s application for clearance of its proposed acquisition of Ezi-Pay in the first merger opposition by the NZCC since October 2008.
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The ACCC steps in to help us bag a bargain
13 June 2012
The ACCC has announced that it will investigate Australian clothing importers who are alleged to have entered into arrangements with international suppliers
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