Stop, collaborate and listen: Louise Klamka and Rebecca Dollisson on the risks and rewards of business cooperation and authorisations
Partner Louise Klamka and Special Counsel Rebecca Dollisson take us through the risks and rewards of business cooperation, from Virgin and Qatar to the Vanilla Ice Posse. When can you talk to your competitors, when should you talk to your lawyer, and when do you need the ACCC? Plus the roadmap to t…
Continuity and Change: Simon Muys on the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2025-26
The ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities are here and Partner Simon Muys reads between the lines on the new merger framework, the global zeitgeist and where private litigation fits in. Plus a re-evaluation of competition law, regulation and national champions; DeepSeek takes the Fast and Fu…
Task Force: Marcus Bezzi on the Competition Taskforce, the new National Competition Policy and merger reform implementation
Chief Advisor Marcus Bezzi joins us to talk about his time at Treasury's Competition Taskforce, merger reform implementation, the future of our National Competition Policy and the next chapter in a life of competition law and policy. Plus antitrust shifts in the US and the UK, new judges for the Fe…
The Three Laws: Amelia McKellar on AI and Consumer Protection
Special Counsel Amelia McKellar joins us with the latest on AI and consumer protection, from rogue chatbots to fake reviews and how regulators are combatting and using AI. Plus price-fixing on defence force estates in the ACCC's first competition law court case in a while; new and proposed laws on …
The Enforcer: Liana Witt on competition and consumer law enforcement and reform.
Partner Liana Witt joins us to talk about the latest in competition and consumer law enforcement and law reform. The ACCC is leaning into consumer and cost-of-living issues as a new prohibition against unfair trading practices is taking shape. Private and class actions are dominating new competitio…
Fitter, Happier, More Productive: Chair Danielle Wood on the Productivity Commission and the new National Competition Policy
Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood joins Partner Jeremy Jose to discuss the evolving role of the Commission, the Competition Taskforce, the progress and prospects of the new Competition Policy Review, and the importance of basing Australian policy on Australian evidence and data. Plus reg…
…And Justice for All: Deputy Assistant Attorney-General John W. Elias on the Department of Justice, culture and competition, the new US merger guidelines, and artificial intelligence.
Deputy Assistant Attorney-General John W. Elias lays out the mission and culture of the Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice, covering diversity in competition law, the new geometries of the US merger guidelines, and the recent AI workshop at Stanford. Plus vague promises and unfair t…
Electric Dreams: Geoff Petersen on the shifting balance between markets and governments in the energy transition.
Partner Geoff Petersen explores the new role for governments in the energy transition, taking the lead on targets and infrastructure and making sure consumers aren't left behind. But what's left for market mechanisms and national regulation? Plus the recalibrated merger reform bill hits Parliament …
Crimes of Fashion: Louise Klamka on competition law in the world of haute (and not-so-haute) couture
Partner Louise Klamka takes us down the catwalk where fashion meets competition law. Is the Birkin bag in a market of its own? Is "accessible luxury" a contradiction in terms or a reason to keep Tapestry away from Capri? And how does this relate to industrial relations and ESG-washing? Plus superma…
Trading Places: New ACCC Commissioner Dr Philip Williams on competition law and economics, concentration and paradigms.
New ACCC Commissioner Dr Philip Williams AM trades a long history in economics in the private sector and academia for a crucial role with the competition regulator. He joins partner Simon Muys to discuss the history and future of competition law and economics, from misuse of market power to the str…