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.
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The latest Part of the Australian Business Law Review includes an Editorial by Professor Bob Baxt AO regarding debate about proposed changes to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA). It also contains the following articles: “Settlement practices in Australia: The distinction between civil and criminal penalties” – Linda Evans and Alexander Vial; “Facilitating practices, vertical restraints and most favoured customers: Australian competition law is ill-equipped to meet the challenge” – Brent Fisse; and “Australia’s flawed Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) process” – Sue Taylor, Julie-Anne Tarr and Anthony Asher. Also in this Part are the following sections: Company Law and Securities: “Imposition of longer sentences for insider trading: The case of Hanlong Mining” – Mark Fisher and Michael Legg; and Competition Law and Market Regulation: “Section 46: Exposure draft legislation and ACCC draft misuse of market power guidelines” – Stephen Corones.
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The latest Part of the Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law includes the following articles: “Are gas processing facilities ‘safe’ from third party access?” – Leanne McClurg; “Unilateral conduct and the role of the purpose test in section 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)” – Dr Shirley Quo; and “Everyone beware: A comparative study of consumer protection in Chinese and Australian mobile commerce” – Mary Ip; and the following sections: Authorisations and notifications; Consumer protection; Case Note; Consumer Concerns; Economic(s) Matters; Report from Russia; and Odds and Ends.
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The latest Part of the Australian Business Law Review includes the following articles: “The evolution of the ‘substantial lessening of competition’ test – a review of case law” – Peter Armitage; “Do workplace policies form part of employment contracts? A working guide and advice for employers” – Mark Giancaspro; “Unravelling the muddles of summary dismissal under contracts of employment” – Victoria Lambropoulos; and “Research collaborations and ‘authorship’: Differentiating legal from management norms” – Elizabeth Adeney. Also in this Part is the following section: Banking and Finance: “Bankruptcy, social security and long term poverty: results from a survey of financial counsellors and consumer solicitors” – Paul Ali, Lucinda O’Brien and Ian Ramsay.
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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 |
The latest Part of the Australian Business Law Review includes the following articles: “US Supreme Court revises fraud on the market presumption: Ramifications for Australian shareholder class actions” – Michael Legg, John Emmerig and Georgina Westgarth; “Bank guarantees and the reasonable expectations of beneficiaries” – Bill Dixon; “Cartels, extraterritoriality, and the Harper Review – the search for a connecting factor” – Ian Stewart; “Rural Press: A game of collusion” – Nicholas Twomey; and “Remote signing protocols for financing transactions” – The Walrus Committee. Also in this Part are the following sections: Media and Telecommunications: “Competition Law and Digital Disruption – Insights for Australia” – Dr Martyn Taylor; and Commercial Litigation: “Unions overplaying their hand? Terminating bargains in the mining sector – An analysis of Re Aurizon Operations Ltd [2015] FWCFB 540 – Louise Floyd.
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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 |
The latest Part of ABLR includes the following articles: “The ACCC: Roots and branches – proposals to enhance ACCC effectiveness” – Caron Beaton-Wells; “Roots, branches and other objects – one step beyond the Harper Review?” – I S Wylie; “Online dispute resolution: The advantages, disadvantages, and the way forward” – Anthony John Sissian; “Challenges facing the notariat in Australasia in the 21st century” – Noel Cox; and “Dashed expectations? The impact of civil liability legislation on contractual damages for disappointment and distress” – Sonia Walker and Kate Lewins; and the following sections: Intellectual Property Law: “Why is an isolated segment of human DNA patentable under Australian law but not under United States law?”; Competition Law and Market Regulation: “Competition Policy Review: Draft recommendations on competition laws”; and Company and Securities Law: “The government response to the Senate Economic References Committee Report into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission”.
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Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law update: June 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.