ACCC sets the standard for 2026 product safety priorities
22 June 2026
We break down the ACCC's recently announced 2026-27 Product Safety Priorities and take a look at what the ACCC achieved under last year's priorities
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From #Ad to Admonished: The ACCC’s First Swipe at Influencer Reviews
19 June 2026
We examine recent actions by the ACCC against PhotobookShop for alleged misleading influencer reviews and HiSmile's social media advertising.
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Cooperation in a Crisis: The ACCC’s New Streamlined Authorisation Pathway for Exceptional Circumstances
11 June 2026
Explores the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Responding to Exceptional Circumstances) Act 2026, implementing a streamlined pathway for the ACCC to authorise conduct during exceptional circumstances.
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ACL Compliance is not a nap: Takeaways from the Emma Sleep penalty and unfair trading reform
5 May 2026
The Federal Court has ordered Emma Sleep to pay $15 million in penalties for false or misleading representations under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
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Bad intentions: Can you copy elements of a competitor’s design?
27 April 2026
The recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in Bodum AG v H.A.G Import Corpn (Australia) Pty Ltd [2026] FCA 238 illustrates that even deliberate copying of a competitor’s design elements does not necessarily breach the Australian Consumer Law or amount to passing off.
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Digging too deep: When patent amendments become an abuse of process
24 April 2026
This is a short note to report on a successful interlocutory application seeking a declaration that a patent amendment amounted to an abuse of process.
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Supercharging section 40: Full Court confirms date for assessing best method for divisional patents
17 April 2026
In The NOCO Company v Brown and Watson International Pty Ltd [2026] FCAFC 44, the Full Court of the Federal Court has affirmed previous decisions that the relevant date for assessing a patentee’s disclosure of the best method under s 40(2)(aa) of the Patents Act 1990 is the date of filing the patent in suit, not any earlier priority or parent document.
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Having it both ways? Reflections on conflicts and recoverability of after the Event insurance premiums in Janssen v Onepath
24 March 2026
To get off the ground, a class action requires a representative applicant. Unless indemnified, the representative applicant is exposed to any adverse costs order in the proceeding – potentially millions of dollars.
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Australian Government Pumps Up Competition and Consumer Law Penalties in Response to Fuel Price Gouging Concerns
19 March 2026
The Australian Government plans to double competition and consumer law penalties in response to recent fuel price gouging concerns.
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Federal Court grants urgent interlocutory injunction in dapagliflozin dispute
24 February 2026
On 16 February 2026, the Federal Court of Australia granted an urgent interlocutory injunction restraining Pharmacor from launching and listing generic dapagliflozin products on the PBS.
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