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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Competition - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/competition/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/02/clayton_utz_advises_yara_international_on_landmark_pilbara_deal.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz advises Yara International on landmark Pilbara deal]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/02/clayton_utz_advises_yara_international_on_landmark_pilbara_deal.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz has acted as key legal adviser to Norwegian-based chemical company Yara International ASA ("Yara") on a landmark deal that will see the company significantly expand its interests in Western Australia's booming Pilbara mining region.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/beyond_metcash_analysis.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Beyond Metcash: analysis]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/22_december_2011/20111222/beyond_metcash_analysis.page</link><description><![CDATA[What effect will the Metcash decision have on mergers &#8220; and the ACCC? Michael Corrigan explains Metcash's implications to Kate Ritchie from Boardroom Radio.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/09/clayton_utz_partner_wins_best_lawyer_award_at_inaugural_asia_women_in_business_law_awards.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partner wins Best Lawyer award at inaugural Asia Women in Business Law Awards]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/09/clayton_utz_partner_wins_best_lawyer_award_at_inaugural_asia_women_in_business_law_awards.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partner and national Restructuring and Insolvency practice head Karen O'Flynn was last night named Best Lawyer in Insolvency and Restructuring at the inaugural Euromoney Legal Media Group Asia Women in Business Law Awards 2011 held in Hong Kong.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/02/crystal_balls_and_implications_of_the_metcash_case_on_future_accc_merger_decisions.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Crystal balls and implications of the Metcash case on future ACCC merger decisions]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/02/crystal_balls_and_implications_of_the_metcash_case_on_future_accc_merger_decisions.page</link><description><![CDATA[The widely reported decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court to dismiss the ACCC's appeal in the Metcash case represents a comprehensive rejection of the ACCC's analysis of the competition issues raised by Metcash's acquisition of Franklins.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/25/price_signalling_bill_passed-now_to_get_ready_for_it.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Price signalling bill passed - now to get ready for it]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/25/price_signalling_bill_passed-now_to_get_ready_for_it.page</link><description><![CDATA[Australia's banking sector has just over six months to get ready for the new price signalling laws, following the passage last night of the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/whats_your_final_price-and_where_is_it_bundled_products_and_the_single_price.page</guid><title><![CDATA[What's your final price - and where is it? Bundled products and the single price]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/whats_your_final_price-and_where_is_it_bundled_products_and_the_single_price.page</link><description><![CDATA[If you're selling bundled goods or services, you have specify a single price prominently - but how prominently? Michael Corrigan looks for answers in a recent case.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/carbon_not_the_only_price-businesses_to_pay_on_wrong_price_claims.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Carbon not the only price - businesses to pay on wrong price claims]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/carbon_not_the_only_price-businesses_to_pay_on_wrong_price_claims.page</link><description><![CDATA[The ACCC will look carefully at claims blaming price increases on the carbon price, say Michael Corrigan and Claire Cogswell, but will not have any new powers.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/15/cartel_penalties_go_beyond_borders.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Cartel penalties go beyond borders]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/15/cartel_penalties_go_beyond_borders.page</link><description><![CDATA[New laws making cartel conduct a criminal offence in Australia have been the focus of significant media attention over the past few months.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/whats_getting_in_the_way_of_climate_change_adaptation_asks_productivity_commission.page</guid><title><![CDATA[What's getting in the way of climate change adaptation, asks Productivity Commission]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/whats_getting_in_the_way_of_climate_change_adaptation_asks_productivity_commission.page</link><description><![CDATA[Is Government regulation helping or hindering adaptation to climate change? The Productivity Commission has a wide-ranging brief to investigate environmental, insurance, tax, labour and other sorts of regulation, as Brendan Bateman explains.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/27_october_2011/20111027/reform_to_urban_water_sector.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Reform to urban water sector]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/27_october_2011/20111027/reform_to_urban_water_sector.page</link><description><![CDATA[If governments commit to the recommendations and roadmap set by the Productivity Commission, expect a significant urban water sector reform program to commence at all levels of government during 2012, says Kirsten Webb.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/google_gets_results_in_ad_words_case.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Google gets results in ad words case]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/google_gets_results_in_ad_words_case.page</link><description><![CDATA[Sponsored links are here to stay, but businesses who place advertisements on Google must make sure they do not imply that their business has an association or affiliation which does not exist, say Richard Hoad and Melanie Keith.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/the_metcash_deal_why_did_the_court_let_it_go_ahead.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The Metcash deal: why did the court let it go ahead?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/the_metcash_deal_why_did_the_court_let_it_go_ahead.page</link><description><![CDATA[The latest round of the ACCC's attempt to block the Metcash deal has given useful guidance for future merger disputes, as Michael Corrigan explains.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/accc_appeals_metcash_decision_whats_at_stake.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ACCC appeals Metcash decision: what's at stake?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/accc_appeals_metcash_decision_whats_at_stake.page</link><description><![CDATA[The ACCC will appeal against the Federal Court's rejection of its attempt to block Metcash's acquisition of the Franklins supermarket business.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/government_softens_price_signalling_bill_for_the_banking_sector.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Government softens Price Signalling Bill for the banking sector]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/government_softens_price_signalling_bill_for_the_banking_sector.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Government has narrowed the scope of the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 which will introduce a new prohibition on public and private "disclosures" of pricing and other information to competitors in prescribed industries.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/21/getting_ready_for_australian_consumer_law_changes_to_product_warranties_against_defects.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Getting ready for Australian Consumer Law changes to product warranties against defects]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/21/getting_ready_for_australian_consumer_law_changes_to_product_warranties_against_defects.page</link><description><![CDATA[From 1 January 2012, any warranties against defects in any consumer products sold in Australia will need to comply with the mandatory requirements in the new ACL - the Australian Consumer Law and the Trade Practices (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1).]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/government_releases_bill_to_outlaw_price_signalling_between_banking_competitors-and_who_is_next.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Government releases Bill to outlaw price signalling between banking competitors - and who is next?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/government_releases_bill_to_outlaw_price_signalling_between_banking_competitors-and_who_is_next.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 24 March 2011 the Federal Government introduced into Parliament its revised Bill to outlaw price signalling between competitors in defined industry sectors.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/07/price_signalling_reforms_might_not_solve_the_problem.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Price signalling reforms might not solve the problem]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/07/price_signalling_reforms_might_not_solve_the_problem.page</link><description><![CDATA[Last year the Government released draft legislation on price signalling prohibitions, the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No.1) 2011, to introduce quite strict laws prohibiting the practice of price signalling between competitors.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/price_signalling.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Price Signalling]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/price_signalling.page</link><description><![CDATA[Partner Michael Corrigan explains the price signalling reforms to BRR Media]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/express_and_extended_warranties_and_the_new_ACL_k_webb_nov2010.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Express and extended warranties, and the new ACL]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/express_and_extended_warranties_and_the_new_ACL_k_webb_nov2010.page</link><description><![CDATA[Warranties are a pretty standard part of buying and selling in this country, whether they're required by law or given by responsible traders. The new Australian Consumer Law is going to make some important changes to the way that warranties operate, including what's in them.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/17/european_court_holds_no_legal_privilege_for_in-house_lawyers.page</guid><title><![CDATA[European Court holds no legal privilege for in-house lawyers]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/17/european_court_holds_no_legal_privilege_for_in-house_lawyers.page</link><description><![CDATA[The decision by the European Court of Justice in Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd v Commission of the European Communities held that internal communications by company employees with in-house counsel do not satisfy the lawyer/client test.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/02/baxter_fine_a_warning_for_those_who_bundle_products_or_services.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Baxter fine a warning for those who bundle products or services]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201009/02/baxter_fine_a_warning_for_those_who_bundle_products_or_services.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Court has fined Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd $4.9 million for breaches of the misuse of market power and exclusive dealing provisions of the Trade Practices Act 1974.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/12/trade_practices_act_a_new_path_for_sexual_harassment_claims.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Trade Practices Act: a new path for sexual harassment claims?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201008/12/trade_practices_act_a_new_path_for_sexual_harassment_claims.page</link><description><![CDATA[All corporations and organisations in Australia should be paying attention to the David Jones sexual harassment case, because, if it succeeds, there will be a new, and quicker, path for making claims of sexual harassment.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/28/telstra_fine_for_breaching_competition_laws_has_lessons_for_all.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Telstra fine for breaching competition laws has lessons for all]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201007/28/telstra_fine_for_breaching_competition_laws_has_lessons_for_all.page</link><description><![CDATA[The $18.5 million fine imposed on Telstra by the Federal Court for breaching the Trade Practices Act and Telecommunications Act should put all business on notice to get their internal compliance systems in order.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/10/franchisors_must_comply_with_new_disclosure_and_dispute_resolution_requirements_from_1_july_2010.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Franchisors must comply with new disclosure and dispute resolution requirements from 1 July 2010]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/10/franchisors_must_comply_with_new_disclosure_and_dispute_resolution_requirements_from_1_july_2010.page</link><description><![CDATA[From 1 July 2010 Australian franchisors will need to comply with expanded disclosure requirements which not only will mean they must make changes to their disclosure documents, but also begin collecting new types of information.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/07/thats_not_fair_the_australian_government_reforms_the_law_of_unconscionable_conduct.page</guid><title><![CDATA[That's not fair! The Australian Government reforms the law of unconscionable conduct]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/07/thats_not_fair_the_australian_government_reforms_the_law_of_unconscionable_conduct.page</link><description><![CDATA[The ACCC is to be given greater powers to take action for breaches of the unconscionable conduct provisions in the new Australian Consumer Law, under changes in the new Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2010.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/03/new_bill_deals_with_creeping_acquisitions_under_section_50_of_the_trade_practices_act.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New bill deals with creeping acquisitions under section 50 of the Trade Practices Act]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/03/new_bill_deals_with_creeping_acquisitions_under_section_50_of_the_trade_practices_act.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has introduced the Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 into Parliament, a bill which will amend section 50 of the Trade Practices Act to deal with creeping acquisitions.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/01/finalised_accc_guide_to_the_unfair_contract_terms_law_now_out.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Finalised ACCC guide to the unfair contract terms law now out]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201006/01/finalised_accc_guide_to_the_unfair_contract_terms_law_now_out.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission's guide to the unfair contract terms law, which explains the new unfair contracts terms in the Australian Consumer Law, has now been released.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/16/australian_consumer_law_now_in_force-at_least_most_of_it_is.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Australian Consumer Law now in force - at least, most of it is]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201004/16/australian_consumer_law_now_in_force-at_least_most_of_it_is.page</link><description><![CDATA[The first part of Australia's ambitious reforms of consumer law, the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 1) 2010, is now in operation - excluding the unfair contracts terms provisions - as of 15 April 2010. It is expected that the unfair contracts terms provisions will commence on 1 July 2010.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/Cartel_Regulation_2010.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[Getting the Deal Through - Cartel Regulation 2010]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/Cartel_Regulation_2010.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Australia's new cartel laws are explained by Clayton Utz' Michael Corrigan and Anna Modrak in the 2010 edition of Getting the Deal Through - Cartel Regulation.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/24/unfair_contract_terms_legislation_to_exclude_business_contracts_enforcement_and_remedies_expanded.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Unfair contract terms legislation to exclude business contracts, enforcement and remedies expanded]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/24/unfair_contract_terms_legislation_to_exclude_business_contracts_enforcement_and_remedies_expanded.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009, which will enact unfair contract terms provisions into Australian Federal law, was introduced into Parliament today.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/19/are_you_ready_for_the_new_cartel_act.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Are you ready for the new Cartel Act?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/19/are_you_ready_for_the_new_cartel_act.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Trade Practices Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Act has been passed, introducing significant changes to Australian trade practices law - are you ready for the new criminal regime?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/18/clayton_utz_partner_named_in_global_list_of_leading_antitrust_experts.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz partner named in global list of leading antitrust experts]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200906/18/clayton_utz_partner_named_in_global_list_of_leading_antitrust_experts.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz Competition partner and Board Chair Linda Evans has been named one of the world's leading women in antitrust (competition) law for 2009 by the publication Global Competition Review.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200905/29/clayton_utz_advises_on_trans-tasman_deal.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz advises on trans-Tasman deal]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200905/29/clayton_utz_advises_on_trans-tasman_deal.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz has advised global appliance company Haier Group Corporation on an equity raising agreement with Fisher & Paykel Appliances (FPA).]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20090408/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20090408/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Failing firms in the global credit crisis: Is the ACCC's attitude any different?; Juice and coke do not mix: Chinese Ministry blocks Coca-Cola's Chinese juice acquisition;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20090310/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20090310/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Sidelining the ACCC? New exemption for compulsory transfers of distressed banking businesses; Understanding cartel "understandings".Can you help?; Fair markets and confident consumers - The new Australian Consumer Law; Component pricing bill now law;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20081127/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20081127/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: ACCC to scrutinise many more acquisitions;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20081009/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20081009/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Market power, market share, and the changes to section 46; How much is that doggy in the window (and is the waggly tail included in the price)?;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080919/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080919/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: New creeping acquisitions proposals raise real concerns; Section 46 is alive and kicking!;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080701/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080701/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: FuelWatch Bill hands wide new powers to the ACCC; Consumer protection or consumer choice - the ACCC's review of eBay's exclusive dealing notification; Three year jail sanctions for cartel participants in UK - lessons for Australia?; Media gets reprieve from section 52;]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200804/30/big_players_in_a_market_need_to_be_wary_of_new_changes_to_section_46.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Big players in a market need to be wary of new changes to section 46]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200804/30/big_players_in_a_market_need_to_be_wary_of_new_changes_to_section_46.page</link><description><![CDATA[A new package of reforms to the Trade Practices Act's section 46, which deals with misuse of market power, has just been unveiled by the Federal Government.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080407/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080407/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Total price to be stated prominently in advertising under new bill; Total price to be stated prominently in advertising under new bill; "Was/now" price reductions found misleading - rules for advertising price reductions; "Was/now" price reductions found misleading - rules for advertising price reductions;]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/14/new_draft_merger_guidelines_raise_questions.page</guid><title><![CDATA[New draft merger Guidelines raise questions]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200802/14/new_draft_merger_guidelines_raise_questions.page</link><description><![CDATA[New draft merger Guidelines raise questions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080206/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20080206/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Australia moves to criminalise cartels - and more; Petrol prices too high? No, finds ACCC Inquiry - and dispels some myths in the process;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20071128/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20071128/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Labor promises jail for serious cartel conduct; Below-cost pricing for the "wrong reason" to be illegal - with heavy penalties; When is a distribution agreement a franchise agreement?; Enhanced information-gathering powers for Australian competition regulator;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200710/02/access_regimes_commercial_reality_recognised_by_high_court.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Access regimes: Commercial reality recognised by High Court]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200710/02/access_regimes_commercial_reality_recognised_by_high_court.page</link><description><![CDATA[The crucial need for certainty in access regimes has been recognised by the High Court. Although the decision last Thursday in East Australian Pipeline Pty Limited v Australian Competition and Consumer Commission [2007] HCA 44 is based on a particular set of rules for pipelines, its implications go beyond the gas sector to all regulated industries.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200708/29/if_you_deal_with_the_government_does_the_tpa_apply_to_you.page</guid><title><![CDATA[If you deal with the Government, does the TPA apply to you?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200708/29/if_you_deal_with_the_government_does_the_tpa_apply_to_you.page</link><description><![CDATA[If Government is not "carrying on a business", it's not bound by the Trade Practices Act. Does that immunity generally extend to anyone negotiating or contracting with it? Today the High Court said "no". For Government, the decision also has implications about the way it can undertake procurement.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200706/20/government_moves_to_toughen_misuse_of_market_power_laws.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Government moves to toughen misuse of market power laws]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200706/20/government_moves_to_toughen_misuse_of_market_power_laws.page</link><description><![CDATA[After a considerable gestation period since the Senate Economics References Committee Report of March 2004 into the "Effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act in protecting small business", Treasurer Peter Costello has released a Bill to amend the misuse of market power and unconscionability provisions of the Trade Practices Act.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200706/18/accc_calls_for_changes_to_cartel_law_with_petrol_pricing_inquiry.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ACCC calls for changes to cartel law, with petrol pricing inquiry]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/200706/18/accc_calls_for_changes_to_cartel_law_with_petrol_pricing_inquiry.page</link><description><![CDATA[On 15 June 2007 the Australian Treasurer ordered an inquiry by the ACCC into petrol pricing in Australia in response to widespread political and public debate about recent petrol prices in Australia being too high, and offshore price reductions being too slow to flow through to consumers.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20070321/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20070321/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Competition issues arise for private equity bidders; How does the ACCC assess vertical mergers?; The ALRC is to report on legal professional privilege; Reducing the queue of ships at Newcastle;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20070302/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Competition Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/competition_insights/20070302/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: High Court refuses to take Sydney Airport case; The Moomba to Sydney Pipeline tariff fight goes on and on; High Court to revisit derivative crown immunity; Access to the Pilbara rail infrastructure; Legislative program update;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
