Douglas Shirrefs

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 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 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

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: March 2016

By Journal Alerts on March 20, 2016

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Could the Harper Review recommendations revive private enforcement of cartel prohibitions?” – Rebecca Gilsenan; “Place names as marketing tools: Legal issues in the use of geographic names” – Neil Francey; and “Are we there yet? A return to the rational for Australian consumer protection” – Brenton Lee Worth; and the following sections: Access to Services; Telecommunications; Case Notes; Tribunal Tableaux; Council Considerations; Energy Etchings; Snapshots; Report from Europe; Report from New Zealand; and Book Review.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged ACCC v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2013] ATPR 42-452, ACCC v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2015] FCAFC 103, AJCCL, Anti-Cartel Enforcement in a Contemporary Age: Leniency Religion, Australian Competition Tribunal, Australian Energy Regulator (AER), book review, Boral Resources (Vic) Pty Ltd v CFMEU [2015] VSC 352, Brenton Lee Worth, business names, Caron Beaton-Wells, case notes, Christopher Hodgekiss SC, Christopher Tran, Commerce Commission (NZ), comparative advertising, competitive advertising, copyright, Council considerations, Damien O'Brien QC, Debra Wilson, declaration criterion, Douglas Shirrefs, e-commerce sector inquiry, Editorial, Energy etchings, European Commission, Flight Centre Ltd v ACCC (2015) 234 FCR 367; [2015] FCAFC 104, Harper Report, Harper Review, Holly Raiche, Jennifer Hambleton, Jessica Rusten, John Hedge, Jonathan de Ridder, national access regime, Neil Francey, Niloufer Selvadurai, passing off, Paula Conboy, Peeta Hutson, Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Australian Competition Tribunal (2012) 246 CLR 379, place names legislation, private enforcement of cartel laws, procedural fairness, R J Desiatnik, Raymond Roca, Rebecca Gilsenan, Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd v Proctor & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 753, Report from Europe, Report from New Zealand, Snapshots, Telecommunications Competition Notice Guidelines, Tom Pick, trade marks, Tribunal Tableaux, unfair contract term legislation | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: June 2015

By journals team on June 9, 2015

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “A fly in the ointment for the ACCC? Implications of the Cement Australia decision for the interpretation of section 46” – Caroline Coops; and “Acceptable quality v merchantable quality” – Lynsey Edgar. Also in this Part are the following sections: Enforcement and Remedies; Case Note; What if…; Comments from Commerce; Consumer Concerns; Snapshots; Economic(s) Matters; Report from New Zealand; Report from Asia; and Report from Russia.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Update Summaries | Tagged "essential facilities", ACCC, acceptable quality, AJCCL, Alex Sundakov, Amanda Seethor, ASEAN member countries, Australian Consumer Law, Caroline Coops, Case Note, Cement Australia decision, Comments from Commerce, Competition Policy Review, Consumer concerns, Diana Biscoe, Douglas Shirrefs, Economic(s) Matters, energy usage charges, Enforcement and Remedies, Harper Review, Jemimah Roberts, Jenny Mee, Julia Borisova, Kerry Lee, Lindsay Trotman, Lynsey Edgar, Matthew Berkahn, Matthew Knox, merchantable quality, Murray Deakin, net neutrality, privatising regulated infrastructure, Report from Asia, Report from New Zealand, Report from Russia, Russell Miller AM, s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), Simon Pryor, Snapshots, Tom Clarke, What if..., Xavier O’Halloran | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: June 2013

By journals team on June 6, 2013

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Australian competition law still trips over barriers to entry” – Paulina Fishman; and “Proposals for an ACCC makeover” – Frank Zumbo. It also includes the following section notes: Access to Services, Defective Goods, Snapshots, Commission Cameos, Economic(s) Matters, Report from Africa and Report from India.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Update Summaries | Tagged Access to Services, AJCCL, Alex Sundakov, Commission Cameos, competition law, Damine O'Brien, Defective Goods, Douglas Shirrefs, Economic(s) Matters, Frank Zumbo, Hank Spier, John Hedge, Larissa Detmold, Lesley Morphet, Paulina Fishman, proposals, Report from Africa, Report from India, Snapshots, Swati Sharma | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: March 2012

By journals team on March 7, 2012

The March 2012 issue of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes three articles and several sections on various interesting issues related to Competition and Consumer Law. The articles range from discussions of the new enforcement powers and remedies of the Australian Consumer Law, to how the new provisions of the Consumer Law apply to the legal profession, to promoting a more diverse and competitive supermarket sector. The sections list includes Access to services, Tribunal Tableaux, Economic(s) matters and Report from Europe, plus much more!

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Update Summaries | Tagged Access to Services, Andrew Reeves, Bernard McCabe, Bridget Liedig, Case Note, Catherine Bembrick, consumer, Consumer concerns, Consumer Protection, Damien O'Brien, diversity, Douglas Shirrefs, Elissa Freeman, Enconomic(s) mattersm Alex Sundakov, Energy etchings, enforcement powers, Frank Zumbo, Guzyal Hill, Jochen Beck, Karen Lee, legal profession, Lousie Roberts, Mitch Riley, Nicole Matrai, remedies, Report from Europe, Rob Elvin, Robin McNaughton, Sarah Russell, Snapshots, supermarket sector, Telecommunications, Tribunal Tableaux | Leave a response

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