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ACCC probes $231M sale of Origin Energy’s Ironbark project to APLNG
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-04 2:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Competititon and Consumer Commission is investigating the proposed $231 million acquisition of Origin Energy’s Ironbark gas project in Queensland to Australia Pacific LNG. […]

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Common fund rulings a boon for class action litigation funders, experts say
Analysis 2019-03-01 9:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two rulings Friday keeping alive the common fund order are a ringing endorsement by the courts of the important role that litigation funders play in […]

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TPG, Vodafone drag feet on ACCC’s information request
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-01 7:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has suspended its timeline for announcing whether it will bless the proposed $15 billion merger of telco giants TPG […]

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Court slams judge for ‘regrettable’ $2.8M award in Microsoft IP case
Intellectual Property 2019-02-28 7:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge’s decision imposing damages of over $2.8 million on a Melbourne computer retailer facing an intellectual property lawsuit by Microsoft has been slammed as […]

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Divestiture saves $578M Bingo, Dial-a-Dump deal from trash heap
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-28 12:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has signed off on waste management company Bingo’s proposed $578 million acquisition of waste collection and processing service Dial-a-Dump, with the regulator saying […]

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Target, Baby Bunting pay fines for selling dangerous convertible strollers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-27 8:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Target Australia and Baby Bunting have agreed to pay penalties totalling $53,000 after being caught selling and marketing unsafe convertible strollers, the consumer watchdog said […]

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NAB wasn’t powerless to alter credit card insurance policies, class says
King & Wood Mallesons 2019-02-26 9:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging National Australia Bank pushed worthless credit card insurance onto its customers is disputing the bank’s claims that […]

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ACCC’s Sims says more cartel cases are coming
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-26 8:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC his hinted at what could be a record year for competition matters, with ACCC Chairman Rod Sims vowing to refer more cartel investigations […]

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Aft goes on the offensive, files lawsuit over new Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-26 2:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AFT Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit seeking to pre-empt competitor Reckitt Benckiser from pursuing a lawsuit against it over recent ads for its painkiller Maxigesic. […]

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Unilever appeals loss over Nivea deodorant claims
Appeals 2019-02-26 11:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Unilever is not ready to put its long-running consumer case against competitor Beiersdorf to rest, filing a challenge to a ruling that Beiersdorf did not […]

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