Lights out for Lumosity misrepresentations in US
5 February 2016
Penalty or compensation, and how much is enough for a regulatory settlement?
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ACCC
Same same but different? Federal Court finds Reckitt Benckiser’s/Nurofen’s marketing of the ‘specific pain relief’ range constitutes misleading and deceptive conduct
22 December 2015
Last week Justice Edelman delivered judgment in the Federal Court, finding that Reckitt Benckiser (Australia)’s packaging and website descriptions of the Nurofen ‘Specific Pain Range’ constituted misleading or deceptive conduct under section 18 of the Australian Consumer Law (‘ACL’).
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Headache for Reckitt Benckiser after court finds misleading and deceptive conduct
17 December 2015
The Federal Court of Australia has found that Reckitt Benckiser engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in the packaging and online information about a range of Nurofen products
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Choose your own section 46 adventure
11 December 2015
The Australian Government is seeking submissions on the proposed reform of Australia’s misuse of market power laws under section 46 of the CCA
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High Court reinstates agreed penalties
9 December 2015
The practice of parties negotiating “settlements” and making submissions on agreed penalties has been restored
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Sims looks ahead to consumer law review
9 December 2015
Calls to increase the maximum penalty for consumer protection breaches
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Court puts section 155 recipients on notice for non-compliance
30 November 2015
For the second time this year, an individual has been sentenced for failing to comply with a section 155 notice
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Airlines left wet after Court’s drip pricing finding
25 November 2015
The Federal Court has found that Virgin and Jetstar engaged in misleading conduct by drip pricing airfares
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“Fat-Fighting” Foster Freed
10 November 2015
Federal Court orders the early release of Peter Foster for contempt charges.
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MOUnting a coordinated approach to enforcement
9 November 2015
The ACCC and NDRC have signed an MOU which allows the two regulators to coordinate their enforcement activities and share information
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