ACCC

eHarmony’s pricing red flags tricking singles, ACCC alleges
The consumer watchdog alleged that the dating platform eHarmony snuck an automatic renewal clause into its subscription...
03 June 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Former ACCC GC joins KWM
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons has added a new competition partner, who joins from the Australian...
01 May 2025
By Lauren Croft
Are your clients in the firing line of ACCC’s annual priorities?
The ACCC has made its priorities clear. Now is the time for lawyers to help clients get ahead of potential...
28 February 2025
By Madelaine Holt
Telstra to face penalties for misleading broadband speeds
Telstra will soon be penalised for misleading over 15,000 of its Belong customers about the speed of its internet...
24 February 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Coles, Woolworths identify defence to price gouging allegations
Appearing for the first time in court to face the allegations they misled customers with dodgy promotions, Coles and...
24 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Behind the ‘significant penalties’ looming over Coles and Woolworths
With Coles and Woolworths heading to court over their allegedly misleading discount claims, a partner and senior...
21 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Environmental lawyers lodge greenwashing complaint against Qantas
The Environmental Defenders Office has asked the ACCC to investigate the national carrier for alleged greenwashing over...
17 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Proposed ACCC reforms ‘will make the merger clearance process more challenging’, says partner
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled what he calls “the biggest reforms to Australia’s merger settings in almost 50...
11 October 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Court signs off on Qantas’ $100m penalty
Passengers affected by Qantas’ advertisement of cancelled flights will pocket a couple of hundred dollars each after...
09 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
IPH moves to acquire QANTM
IPH Limited has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire QANTM Intellectual Property Limited, with what the former...
08 May 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
New ACCC commissioner welcomed
A new commissioner has been appointed to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) amid massive...
16 April 2024
By Lauren Croft
Biggest merger reforms ‘in almost 50 years’ introduced
Significant reforms to merger laws are expected by 2026, bringing in a “more comprehensive examination” of mergers...
12 April 2024
By Lauren Croft
‘No surprises’ in consumer watchdog’s 2024 priorities
The ACCC announced cost-of-living pressures and allegations of supermarket price gouging will be prioritised in 2024, a...
12 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
ACCC accepts ANZ’s $4.9bn takeover of Suncorp
The competition watchdog “does not propose to seek review” of the competition tribunal’s decision to grant...
06 March 2024
By Annie Kane
Solicitor faces ACCC, disciplinary hearing for allegedly misleading creditor scheme
A Sydney solicitor is facing disciplinary and ACCC proceedings in connection with an allegedly misleading and...
01 March 2024
By Naomi Neilson
What will a franchisor licensing regime mean for the legal profession?
A franchisor licensing regime could be introduced in 2025. It is essential to unpack the implication of such change for...
19 February 2024
By Emma Jervis
ACCC: Australia’s ‘inefficient and ineffective’ merger laws need urgent reform
Despite continued resistance from stakeholders, new data has shown that many mergers and acquisitions are not being...
05 February 2024
By Lauren Croft
Qantas tells court it does not guarantee flight times, rejects ACCC claims
Claims that Qantas sold tickets to cancelled flights have been aired in the Federal Court for the first
09 November 2023
By Naomi Neilson
ACCC sues Qantas for selling tickets to cancelled flights
Qantas will face court on accusations that for 70 per cent of its cancelled flights, it either continued to sell...
01 September 2023
By Naomi Neilson
ASIC launches Federal Court proceedings against Vanguard following alleged greenwashing
ASIC has continued its crackdown on greenwashing, launching another case against an investment fund following alleged...
25 July 2023
By Lauren Croft