Employ…sure to have a penalty increase 10 March 2023 By Laura Kiss The ACCC has achieved a threefold penalty increase on appeal against Employsure for misleading conduct and false representations. Read on
Greenwashers must scrub up 2 March 2023 By Kat Armstrong ACCC releases report on greenwashing claims Read on
Overseas service ready for takeoff 7 February 2023 By Olivia Donovan Amendments have broadened the scope for serving originating applications or section 155 notices on persons outside Australia Read on
Court Requires ‘Uber’ Evidence for ‘Uber’ Penalty 15 December 2022 By Ella Seaton The Federal Court has reduced penalties agreed by ACCC and Uber for Uber’s contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law, from $26M to $21M Read on
Sharing the load but not the penalty 28 November 2022 By James Keeves $1 million penalty for NQCranes for market-sharing crane cartel Read on
Maximum penalty for boycott conduct – ACCC ‘cements’ importance of compliance 6 September 2022 By James Keeves Federal Court decision 'cements' importance of compliance with secondary boycott provisions in Part IV of the CCA Read on
Authorisation no cure to cartel risks posed by pharmaceutical patent settlement agreements 29 August 2022 By Lisa Huett Failed authorisation application likely to create difficulties for pharmaceutical settlement agreements in Australia Read on
Judge Casts Doubt on “Uber” Penalty 3 August 2022 By Preetha Varadharajan A judge has described a proposed agreed penalty as 'excessive' and asked the parties to gather additional evidence to justify the amount Read on
Ace or Duff? 15 July 2022 By Wilson Huang US Department of Justice investigates the PGA Tour over antitrust concerns Read on
Lights Out on Price Gouging 27 June 2022 By Aarthi Sridharan ACCC and AER announce joint investigation into potential price gouging by energy companies amid Australian power crisis. Read on