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Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 27 Pt 2

By Journal Alerts on June 17, 2019

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “‘More Than a Feeling’: Finding Statutory Unconscionable Conduct” – Michelle Sharpe; “Generalist Versus Specialist Regulatory Models and the Risk of Unintended Deregulation” – Rod Sims; and the following sections: Editorial; Access to Services, Consumer Protection; Case Note; Tribunal Tableaux; Report from Latin America; Report from New Zealand; Benchmarks; and Odds & Ends.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged Access to Services, AJCCL, arrangements or understandings affecting price, Australian Competition Tribunal 2018, Benchmarks, Bernard McCabe, Case Note, Christopher Hodgekiss SC, Consumer Protection, Editorial, finding statutory unconscionable conduct, generalist v specialist regulatory models, globalisation and the internationalisation of markets and economies, John Hedge, Lindsay Trotman, Matthew Berkahn, Michelle Sharpe, Mitchell B Hughes, Nature's Care Manufacture Pty Ltd v Australian Made Campaign Ltd, Newcastle shipping channel revocation, Odds & Ends, Omar Guerrero Rodríguez, Report from Latin America, Report from New Zealand, Rod Sims, Stephen Puttick, Telstra v Optus, Tim Luxton, Tribunal Tableaux | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 27 Pt 1

By Journal Alerts on March 18, 2019

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Deceptive Domain Names – Misconduct through Misnomers” – Adrian Coorey; “Merger Authorisation Processes in Australia in Light of the Tabcorp Decision (It’s Hip to Be Square – Hipster Economics and Antitrust)” – Dave Poddar; “Commercial Reality: Its Place in the Authorisation of Mergers” – Ketki Kotwal; and the following sections: Authorisations and Notifications; Telecommunications; Landmarks; Energy Etchings; Case Notes; Consumer Concerns; What If…; Report from Russia; and Report from India.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged 2018 work of the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry, Adrian Coorey, AJCCL, annual update, Another New Feature, appellate review and misleading conduct, authorisation of mergers, Authorisations and notifications, case notes, Christopher Hodgekiss SC, Consumer concerns, cybersquatting of domain names, deceptive domain names, Defiance Holdings Ltd, Editorial, Ekaterina Zotova, Energy etchings, Evgeny Khokhlov, Gareth Downing, Gippsland Dairy Farmers Group Collective Bargaining Authorisation, Holly Raiche, information asymmetries in telecommunications, Ketki Kotwal, Landmarks, Matthew Paterson, merger authorisation process in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA), Michael Daniel, misuse of market power in Australia, Natasha Dixon, Niloufer Selvadurai, Nivedha Krishnan, Paula Conboy, Pravin Anand, Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi SRL v ACCC [2018] FCAFC 30, public benefits under competition legislation, Re Queensland Co-Operative Milling Association Ltd, recent cases concerning retailers' price co-ordination, Report from India, Report from Russia, Rosannah Healy, Russell Miller AM, Tabcorp Matter, Telecommunications, types of cybercrime, Vaibhav Gagga, Vaishali Mittal, What if... | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 26 Pt 4

By Journal Alerts on January 14, 2019

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Regulation in the Sharing Economy: The Sharing Economy: The Modern Consumer’s Challenge” – Connor Hogg; “Blockchain: Issues in Australian Competition and Consumer Law” – Michael Milnes; “Can a Big Business Avail Itself of the Unfair Contract Term Provisions in the Australian Consumer Law?” – Peter Sise; and the following sections: Access to Services; Defective Goods; Case Note; Commission Cameos; Snapshots, Report from Asia; and Report from North America.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged "secret" competition law exemptions, ACCC v Yazaki, Access to Services, AJCCL, Alan Ngo, analysing the new competition criterion, Andrew Christopher, availment of protection of big businesses, blockchain technology, cartel conduct, Case Note, Christopher Hodgekiss SC, Christopher Pleatsikas, Commission Cameos, Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Connor Hogg, consumer guarantees, Damien O'Brien QC, David Mierendorff, Defective Goods, Douglas Shirrefs, Editorial, Felicity Lee, fish tanks termites and dodgy floorboards, Grab and Uber merger, Hank Spier, integrity of products' reputations, John Hedge, Michael Milnes, Peter Sise, protection of consumers under the Australian Consumer Law, Rebecca Kok, regulation in the sharing economy, Report from Asia, Report from North America, risks of anti-competitive conduct, Singaporean competition regulation, Snapshots, supply of goods in connection with supply of services, Supreme Court decision and anti-steering rules, Thomas Horatio John Cadd, Trevor Withane, unfair contract provisions in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 26 Pt 3

By Journal Alerts on September 19, 2018

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “‘Inconvenient Guests’? The Consumer Experience of Administrative Review for Electricity Pricing” – Julia Mansour and Brooke Greenwood; “Misuse of Market Power in Australia and Abuse of Dominance in Canada: Two Legislated Effects Tests for Unilateral Conduct” – Katharine Kemp; and the following sections: Authorisations and Notifications; Enforcement and Remedies; Restrictive Trade Practices; Case Note; Council Considerations; Economic(s) Matters; Report from China; Report from Europe; and Worth Repeating.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged "purpose or effect", abuse of dominance in Canada, ACCC v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, ACCC v Flight Centre Ltd (No 2), ACCC v Lux Distributors Pty Ltd, ACCC v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (No 2), Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth), administrative review for electricity pricing, AJCCL, Alex Sundakov, Australian Competition Tribunal under the Limited Merits Review (LMR) regime, Australian law against misuse of market power, Authorisations and notifications, Brooke Greenwood, Carolyn Oddie, Case Note, Christopher Hodgekiss SC, Council considerations, Economic(s) Matters, Editorial, Enforcement and Remedies, Ergon Energy Corp Ltd v Australian Energy Regulator, European Commission, Felicity Lee, Flight Centre v ACCC, full Federal Court dismisses Pfizer appeal, Georgia Sands, Google Inc v ACCC, increased penalties for attempted price-fixing, Independent Cinemas Australia Inc. (ICA), Julia Mansour, Julie Clarke, Katharine Kemp, market failure due to externalities, Mega-Breaches, merger of Chinese competition authorities, Paul D Evans, procedural breaches in merger control cases, Rebecca Mahony, recent successes of the ACCC, Report from China, Report from Europe, Restrictive trade practices, Sarah Russell, Sharon Henrick, Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v ACCC, Susan Ning, the Council's work in 2017-2018, Tom S Pick, Worth repeating | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 26 Pt 2

By Journal Alerts on June 6, 2018

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “The Collapse of Dick Smith and the Problem of Gift Cards: Issues and Alternatives for Consumer Protection” – Mohammed Al Bhadily and Kyle Bowyer; and “The New Section 46 Misuse of Market Power Test and the European Intel Experience” – Elizabeth Hersey; and the following sections: Defective Goods; Case Note; Tribunal Tableaux; Obituary; Comments from Commerce; Consumer Concerns; Report from Africa; Report from New Zealand; Benchmarks; and Odds & Ends.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged ACCC v Cement Australia Pty Ltd, AJCCL, Australian Competition Tribunal in 2017, Banking Royal Commission, Benchmarks, Case Note, changes to s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Christopher Hodgekiss SC, collapse of Dick Smith, Comments from Commerce, Consumer concerns, Consumer Guarantees and the Doctrine of the Half-Truth, Consumer Protection, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Debra Wilson, Defective Goods, Editorial, Elizabeth Hersey, gift cards in Australia, Hank Spier, Intel Corp Inc v European Commission (Intel), Kyle Bowyer, Lesley Morphet, misuse of market power test, Mohammed Al Bhadily, Obituary, Odds & Ends, Peter Strong, Rebecca McEwen, Report from Africa, Report from New Zealand, Robert Baxt AO, s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Thomas Horatio John Cadd, Tim Luxton, Tribunal Tableaux, US medical devices causing health issues, Xavier O’Halloran | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 26 Pt 1

By Journal Alerts on March 15, 2018

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Online Scams and Spam – Legal Measures to Stem the Rising Tide” – Adrian Coorey; “The Sound of One Hand Shaking Itself: Inchoate Cartel Conduct under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010” – Brendan Walker-Munro; and “Mobile Infrastructure Regulation in Australia: Is Light-Touch Regulation Appropriate?” – Angela Flannery; and the following sections: Access to Services; Consumer Protection; Telecommunications; Case Notes; Snapshots; Energy Etchings; Report from India; and Report from Latin America.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged Abhilasha Nautiyal, ACCC v Australian Competition Tribunal, ACCC v Australian Egg Corp Ltd, Access to Services, Adrian Coorey, AJCCL, Angela Flannery, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Consumer Law ss 18 and 29, Australian Energy Regulator (AER), Australian Olympic Committee Inc v Telstra Corp Ltd, Bernard McCabe, Brendan Walker-Munro, case notes, Christopher Hodgekiss SC, Competition and Consumer Act 2010, Consumer Protection, Damien O'Brien QC, Douglas Shirrefs, Editorial, Energy etchings, Holly Raiche, inchoate cartel conduct, Jessica Kate Rusten, John Hedge, Ketki Kotwal, limitations on compensation orders, Martín Michaus-Fernández, Matthew Barry, misuse of market power prohibition, mobile communications infrastructure, More's the Pity, New Declaration Criteria, Niloufer Selvadurai, Omar Guerrero Rodríguez, online scams and spam, Paula Conboy, Pravin Anand, Pt IV of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA), Report from India, Report from Latin America, Snapshots, Swati Sharma, Telecommunications | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 25 Pt 4

By Journal Alerts on February 16, 2018

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “The Intriguing Concept of ‘Give Effect to’ – Ketki Kotwal; “Most Favoured Nations: When a Clause Falls Out of Favour” – Carolyn Oddie and Amanda Richman; and “Proving Corporations Are Agents: Problems and Solutions” – David Godwin; and the following sections: Authorisations and Notifications; Enforcement and Remedies; Restrictive Trade Practices; Unconscionable Conduct and Codes of Conduct; Case Note; Commission Cameos; Report from Asia; and Report from North America.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged AJCCL, Amanda Richman, Amendments to South Korean Competition Law, And It Came to Pass That, Andrew Christopher, Australia: A Market No Longer Girt by Sea? Air New Zealand Ltd v ACCC, Authorisations and notifications, Caroline Michel, Carolyn Oddie, cartel provisions in ss 44ZZRG and 44ZZRK of the CCA, Case Note, Charles Sweeney QC, Christopher Hodgekiss QC, Christopher Pleatsikas, Commission Cameos, concept of "give effect to", corporations as agents, Credit Cards and Antisteering Restrictions, David Godwin, Editorial, Enforcement and Remedies, Extra-territoriality and Markets “in Australia”, Frank Zumbo, Hank Spier, implied agency, Julie Clarke, Ketki Kotwal, merger authorisations, most favoured nation clauses, Nicholas Allingham, Paul D Evans, price parity clauses, public benefit test, Remedies and Harm in the Post-Harper Environment, Report from Asia, Report from North America, Restrictive trade practices, Rosie Finlayson, s 45(2)(b) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA), Sarah Andrews, Sarah Russell, The Air Cargo Litigation – “A tyre is [not] a car”, The Ongoing Search for the Reasonable Man, Thomas Smalley, Unconscionable Conduct and Codes of Conduct, Unfair Small Business Contracts Legislation Gets Its Day in Court | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 25 Pt 3

By Journal Alerts on September 18, 2017

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Digital Wallets and Consumer Protection” – Kanchana Kariyawasam and Matthew Tsai; “Problems with Free-range Labelling of Australian Eggs: Hatching a Viable Solution” – Samantha Denford; Defective Goods; Case Notes; Council Considerations; Economic(s) Matters; Report from China; Report from Europe; Worth Repeating; and Odds and Ends.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged abuse of dominant market position, ACCC v Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (2016) 91 ALJR 143; [2016] HCA 49, AJCCL, Alex Sundakov, Apple IOS Updates, Art 17(1)(vii) of the Anti-monopoly Law (AML), boundary between monopoly and competition, case notes, Chinese competition regulators, Christopher Hodgekiss SC, consumer protection laws, conventional market designs, Council considerations, Defective Goods, Diana Biscoe, digital payment systems, digital wallets, Economic(s) Matters, Editorial, Final Report on the E-Commerce Sector in Europe, free-range eggs labelling, Jilly Cohen, Jonathan de Ridder, Kanchana Kariyawasam, Ketki Kotwal, leniency applications, loyalty discounts, Matthew Tsai, national access regime, Odds and Ends, Re Sea Swift Pty Ltd [2016] ACompT 9, Report from China, Report from Europe, Samantha Denford, Sharon Henrick, Simon Englebert, State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), Susan Ning, Tetra Pak, Thermo Fisher/Life Technologies case, Thomas Cadd, tied sales, Tom S Pick, Worth repeating | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 25 Pt 2

By Journal Alerts on June 15, 2017

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Proving Misleading or Deceptive Conduct: Challenges Posed by the Internet” – Adrian Coorey; “Influencers, Instagurus, and Enablers: Using Accessorial Liability to Establish a Norm of Behaviour in Relation to Disguised Viral Marketing” – Lynden Griggs and Aviva Freilich; “Extracting Value from Big Data: Taking Big Data Processing and Analysis into Account” – Suiyi Zhang; Access to Services; Case Note: Tribunal Tableaux; Consumer Concerns; What If…; Comments from Commerce; Report from Russia; Report from New Zealand; and Benchmarks.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged "Because of the conduct", "Knowingly concerned", "Particular purpose … that the consumer makes known", "Request", "Undue", abusing dominant position, ACCC v Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd [2016] ATPR 42-530; [2016] FCAFC 181, Access to Services, accessorial liability, Adrian Coorey, AJCCL, Australian Competition Tribunal, Aviva Freilich, Benchmarks, big data, business community, Case Note, civil penalties, Comments from Commerce, Commerce Act 1986 (NZ), Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Consumer concerns, disguised viral marketing, DP World Sydney Ltd v Guy (2016) 262 IR 156; [2016] NSWSC 1072, Editorial, enablers, Evgeny Khokhlov, Fair Trading Act 1986 (NZ), Google, influencers, information collection online, informed consent online, instagurus, internet, Jeremy Riddle, John Hedge, Lindsay Trotman, Lynden Griggs, Matthew Barry, Matthew Berkahn, merchantable quality, misleading or deceptive conduct, online advertising, online commercial transactions, Peter Strong, price monitoring, privacy information, processing and analysis, Report from New Zealand, Report from Russia, restraint of trade clauses, Ron Desiatnik, Russell Miller AM, Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service, s 18 of the Australian Consumer Law, Suiyi Zhang, Tim Luxton, Tribunal Tableaux, trigger for Australian competition liability, What if... | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 25 Pt 1

By Journal Alerts on March 14, 2017

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law marks the journal’s 25th anniversary, and includes the following articles: “Triple A Rated? Regulating Online Information Disclosures” – Robert Walker and Rosannah Healy; “Is There a Gap in the Unfair Contract Term Provisions Between a ‘Consumer Contract’ and a ‘Small Business Contract’?” – Peter Sise; “The Cartelist’s Dilemma: Leniency Policies and Game Theory” – Nick Kotzman; Authorisations and Notifications; Consumer Protection; Enforcement and Remedies; Telecommunications; Case Notes; Energy Etchings; Snapshots; and Report from Africa.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged "Access Assess Act" behavioural economics framework, ACCC v Cement Australia Pty Ltd (2016) 242 FCR 389; [2016] FCA 453, ACCC v Hillside (Australian New Media) Pty Ltd t/as Bet365 (No 2) [2016] FCA 698, agreed facts and penalties, AJCCL, Australian Energy Regulator, Authorisations and notifications, Banking fees, case notes, civil pecuniary penalties, collective bargaining, consumer contracts, Consumer Protection, contracting out, criminal cartel conduct, deterrence, Douglas Shirrefs, Energy etchings, Enforcement and Remedies, enforcement of prohibited practices, game theory, Immunity Policy, instinctive synthesis, Karen Lee, leniency policies, Lesley Morphet, Lovelle D'Souza, Nick Kotzman, online information disclosures, Paciocco v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2016) 90 ALJR 835; [2016] HCA 28, Paula Conboy, pecuniary penalties, Peter Sise, Pt 2-3 of the Australian Consumer Law, Rebecca McEwen, reliance, Report from Africa, representations, Robert Walker, Rosannah Healy, Scott Meacock, silver anniversary, small business contracts, Snapshots, Stephanie Hayes, Telecommunications, Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code, Tenille Kearney, Tom Bridges and Patrick Barkachi, underquoting, unfair contract term provisions | Leave a response

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