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Christmas has arrived early for competition law aficionados as the Commonwealth Government rushes to fulfil its pre-election agenda. And...
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In recent years, the ACCC has increased its focus on environmental issues. With the creation of an internal taskforce in 2023, the ACCC’s...
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In the most recent report of the ACCC’s Digital Platform Services Inquiry (‘Report’), the ACCC has found that consumers are unable to...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking special leave to appeal to the High Court from the Full Court’s...
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Competition law enforcement is hot. Enforcing competition rules has become a significant area of focus for regulatory authorities across...
Companies facing investigations from competition or regulatory authorities frequently require the support of forensic experts, for...
In this article, members of our international competition team share their insights on competition authorities’ investigations into both...
Background for outsourcing dawn raids Dawn raids (or "inspections") have long stood as a cornerstone in the arsenal of competition...
Competition authorities across the globe regularly use the powers available to them to undertake investigations where they suspect that...
An in-house lawyer not only faces legal challenges but must also ensure that the company and its employees respond appropriately and...
In the special edition on Investigations of our monthly newsletter Competitive Edge, we have shared our insights covering various topics...
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With cost of living pressures remaining a hot-button issue, the Federal Government has responded by directing the Australian Competition...
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The Hungarian Competition Authority (“GVH”) has recently enhanced its role in a key area of consumer protection. The GVH has concluded...
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The advent of applications like Open AI’s ChatGPT and Dall-E has generated lots of discussion and debate about the broad impacts that...
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In the 10th episode of Bird & Bird's Competitive Edge podcast series, our lawyers from Australia, Singapore and the UK discuss and...
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In late November this year, the competition taskforce of the Australian Government Treasury (Treasury) published a consultation paper...