Hewlett Packard repairs its way 11 July 2013 By Melissa Monks Misleading warranty claims have resulted in Hewlett-Packard Australia being ordered to pay a $3 million dollar penalty for breaches of ACL Read on
Election countdown: pre-election Bills wait in the legislative queue 10 July 2013 By Samantha Barrett Pre-election consumer and competition reform: food labelling, supermarket dominance and competition reform are high on the agenda. Read on
ACCC says No Deal for Scoopon 9 July 2013 By Calantha Chan The ACCC has issued proceedings against Scoopon in the Federal Court for alleged false and misleading representations to businesses and consumers. Read on
Draft EU proposal enables cartel victims to strike back 9 July 2013 By Emily Gentle The EC has published a draft private damages proposal for cartel victims that could change private litigation in EU member countries. Read on
ACCC releases Draft Merger Review Process Guidelines 8 July 2013 By William Osborn The ACCC has released revised Draft Merger Review Process Guidelines which contain a number of proposed revisions to the Current Guidelines. Read on
Well fine then… 5 July 2013 By Katrina Evans German competition regulator revises penalty guidelines for cartels following a recent decision by the Federal Court of Justice. Read on
Italian and US Courts differ on Gucci v Guess – trade mark claims 5 July 2013 By Kristian Rodd Summary of Gucci v Guess trade mark decisions. Court of Milan and US District Court have arrived at different conclusions regarding Gucci's trade mark claims. Read on
ACCC checks out major supermarkets 4 July 2013 By Emily Gentle Supermarkets are still a target for the ACCC Read on
Not so fast – construction cartel hit hard 4 July 2013 By Martine Phillips South Africa fast tracks a R1.46 billion (AU$164 million) settlement for a bid-rigging cartel in the construction industry Read on
Apple’s got worms? French regulator unimpressed 3 July 2013 By Christopher Murphy Apple’s Paris offices have been raided in response to complaints of abuse of market dominance and unfair competition practices Read on