Energy partner Jamie Guthrie and Competition partner Geoff Petersen give us some good news on the energy transition, along with the challenges that lie ahead -- what the governments and energy networks are doing, the impact of data centres, how to finance it all, and a quasi-carbon tax. Plus merger reform reform gets closer, serial acquisitions in pets and vets, carmakers pull a fast one and the ACCC is furious, and FIFA finds out … All this and Marty McFly with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

Links: 
Dr Emmett Lathrop Brown PhD on 1.21GW 
The long-awaited Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026 
More French leave in the Phase 2 Adelaide Hills vet merger, and the beer keg merger is 86ed 
The Furious 7 skydriving scene and the ACCC's case against Subaru 
The Hood's many defeats on The Thunderbirds 
RES Group's 1.21GW 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  
Shai-Hulud 

Energy partner Jamie Guthrie and Competition partner Geoff Petersen give us some good news on the energy transition, along with the challenges that lie ahead -- what the governments and energy networks are doing, the impact of data centres, how to finance it all, and a quasi-carbon tax. Plus merger reform reform gets closer, serial acquisitions in pets and vets, carmakers pull a fast one and the ACCC is furious, and FIFA finds out &hellip; All this and Marty McFly with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;
Links:&nbsp;
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<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">Dr Emmett Lathrop Brown&nbsp;PhD on&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/gw5Ejh-SyEE?t=266">1.21GW</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">The long-awaited&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7514">Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and Other Measures) Bill 2026</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2">More French leave in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/acquisitions-and-mergers-registers/acquisitions-register/vets-central-%E2%80%93-hills-veterinary-centre-0">Phase 2 Adelaide Hills vet merger</a>, and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/acquisitions-and-mergers-registers/acquisitions-register/microstar-logistics-konvoy">beer keg merger is 86ed</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYb43iY2Nk0">Furious 7&nbsp;skydriving scene</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/subaru-in-court-for-allegedly-failing-to-give-independent-repairers-equal-access-to-car-repair-information">ACCC's case against Subaru</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nutI6fF08rs">The Hood's many defeats</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;The Thunderbirds&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2">RES Group's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.res-group.com/au/resources/res-sells-large-245mwdc-australian-solar-farm-to-iberdrola/">1.21GW</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ofkdCUDCEqM">Shai-Hulud</a>&nbsp;</li>
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Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge. 

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge.&nbsp;

The Competitive Edge

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin’s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin&rsquo;s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.