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Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 28 Pt 4

By Journal Alerts on December 29, 2020

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Batter Up: ACCC Proposes Compulsory “Final Offer Arbitration” for Disputes between Media Businesses and Digital Platforms in Australia” – Sam Luttrell and Dave Poddar; and “Asset Valuation Confusion under Australia’s National Gas Rules” – Euan Morton and Matt Rodgers. Also in this Part are the following sections: Editorial; Access to Services; Defective Goods; Restrictive Trade Practices; Case Note; Council Considerations; Commission Cameos; What If …; Comments from Commerce; Report from China; and Report from India.

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Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: Vol 27 Pt 4

By Journal Alerts on February 20, 2020

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Agents as Competitors? The Implications of ACCC v Flight Centre for Dual Distribution” – Andrew McClenahan; “The Challenge of Applying s 47 of the Competition and Consumer Act in Cases Based on Purpose” – Justin Oliver; and the following sections: Editorial; Access to Services; Defective Goods; Restrictive Trade Practices; Case Notes; Council Considerations; Commission Cameos; Report from Europe; Report from China; and Book Review.

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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 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 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: December 2016

By Journal Alerts on November 23, 2016

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Margin Squeezes as a Misuse of Market Power” – Paul McLachlan; “‘Your Rights Mob’: Making Indigenous Consumer Protection an Enduring Priority” – Rod Sims; “How Will the Enforcement of Section 46 of the CCA Change under the Full Harper?” – Sophie Matthiesson; and the following sections: Defective Goods; Case Note; Commission Cameos; Report from India; Report from Latin America; and Odds and Ends.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Journals, Update Summaries | Tagged "Your Rights Mob", “effects test”, “taking advantage of” requirement, “the Full Harper”, Aarthi Sridharan, Abhilasha Nautiyal, ACCC v Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia SRL (No 12) [2016] FCA 822, AJCCL, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), cartel conduct, Case Note, Claribel Medina, Commission Cameos, Competition Act 2000 (India), Competition Commission of India (CCI), competition policies, Defective Goods, Editorial, Emilia Cadenas, free range eggs, Hank Spier, Harper Review, Indigenous consumer protection, Juan Mercant, Luis Eduardo Nieto, Luis Omar Guerrero Rodriguez, margin squeezes, Marianne Windirsch, Martin F Michaus, misuse of market power, Odds and Edds, Paul McLachlan, Peta Stevenson, Report from India, Report from Latin America, Rod Sims, section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA), Sophie Matthiesson, Swati Sharma, T H J Cadd | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: December 2014

By journals team on December 17, 2014

The last Part for 2014 of AJCCL includes the following articles: “Establishing accessorial liability under the Australian Consumer Law” – Stephen Lumb; and “China’s MOFCOM: Gaining in confidence and transparency” – Thomas Jones, Raquel Lapresta and Jessica Qiu; and the following sections: Access to Services; Defective Goods; Restrictive Trade Practices; Unconscionable Conduct and Codes of Conduct; Case note; Snapshots; Energy Etchings; Reflections; Commission Cameos; Report from India; and Report from North America.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Update Summaries | Tagged Abhilasha Nautiyal, Access to Services, accessorial liability, AJCCL, Andrew Reeves, Australian Consumer Law, Case Note, Christopher Pleatsikas, commercial fairness, Commission Cameos, competition regulation, Damien O'Brien, Defective Goods, Energy etchings, energy network regulation, Frank Zumbo, Hank Spier, Helen Anness, Jessica Qiu, John Duns, John Hedge, Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, misleading and deceptive conduct, Niloufer Selvadurai, Raquel Lapresta, Reflections, Report from India, Report from North America, Restrictive trade practices, Sarah Moritz, Snapshots, Stephen Lumb, Telecommunications, Thomas Jones, Udayan Jain, Unconscionable Conduct and Codes of Conduct, wheat export terminals | Leave a response

Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: June 2014

By journals team on May 30, 2014

The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “A tribute to Ron Bannerman, the father of Australian competition law” – Graeme Samuel AO; “Supermarket private labels: Consumer dream or nightmare in disguise?” – Mark Lewis; “Section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act: The need for change” – James Laman and Marina Nehme; and “Politics and the administration of the Australian competition and consumer law” – Hank Spier. Also in this part are the following sections: Access to Services; Case Notes; Snapshots; Economic(s) Matters; Report from New Zealand; and Odds and Ends.

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Update Summaries | Tagged ACCC v Cement Australia Pty Ltd, ACCC v Flight Centre Ltd, Access to Services, air cargo, AJCCL, Alex Sundakov, anti-competitive consequences, cartel cases, case notes, Claire Forster, Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), competition and consumer law, Debra Wilson, distribution relationships, Doug Shirrefs, Dr Martyn Taylor, Economic(s) Matters, Graeme Samuel AO, Hank Spier, James Laman, Jennifer Hambleton, John Hedge, Marina Nehme, Mark Lewis, market definition, market power, national access regime, Odds and Ends, politcial influence, predatory buying, price-fixing, Productivity Commission, Raymond Roca, regulatory agency, Report from New Zealand, retail sales, Rowan Kendall, Snapshots, supermarket private labels | 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: June 2012

By journals team on June 6, 2012

The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes an article by Nick Seddon and Saul Fridman that considers the inconsistency under the uniform Australian Consumer Law with regard to misleading conduct and contributory fault. There are also several section notes included in this Part: Book reviews, Council considerations, Commission cameos, Enforcements and remedies, Authorisations and notifications, Reports from India, Africa and North America, and much more!

Posted in Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law (AJCCL), Update Summaries | Tagged Administration and National Competition Policy, Authorisations and notifications, Benchmarks, Bill Keane, Book reviews, Candice Meyer, Case Note, Commission Cameos, contributory fault, Council considerations, Dilys Teng, Dr R J Desiatnik, Enforcements and remedies, Frank Zumbo, Hank Spier, Jennifer Hambleton, Lesley Morphet, misleading conduct, Natalie Naylor, Nick Seddon, Odds and Ends, Priyanka Bhatt, Radhika Withana, Report from Africa, Report from India, Report from North America, Safir Anand, Saul Fridman, unconscionable | Leave a response

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