ACCC v Woolworths was/now pricing

ACCC v Mastercard trial

RBA new rules for card surcharges

New cash distribution framework bill

New Phase 2 merger - IAG/RAC

Epic v Apple remedies hearing

ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward

ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb

Wrap up

ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward delivered this year's Bannerman Competition Lecture (jointly hosted by the Business Law Section of the LCA and the ACCC), tracking the development of trade practices and competition law in Australia, the enduring influence of its first Commissioner and Chair and the challenges that lie ahead. Plus Woolworths and was/now pricing, Apple and app store access, and Mastercard and merchant routing in the courts; the future of cash revisited; and another Phase 2 review, this time for IAG and the RAC … All this and Bananaman with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward delivered this year's Bannerman Competition Lecture&nbsp;(jointly hosted by the Business Law Section of the LCA&nbsp;and the ACCC),&nbsp;tracking the development of trade practices&nbsp;and competition law in Australia, the enduring influence of its first Commissioner and Chair and the challenges that lie ahead. Plus Woolworths and was/now pricing, Apple and app store access, and Mastercard and merchant routing in the courts; the future of cash revisited; and another Phase 2 review, this time for IAG and the RAC &hellip; All this and&nbsp;Bananaman&nbsp;with co-hosts Moya Dodd&nbsp;and Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;

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.

Bannerman - The Legend of Ron Bannerman: ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward on the history of competition law in Australia and the centrality of enforcement

Merger process update

New Commonwealth Solicitor General

Wiggles product safety podcast

Fuel pricing and business surcharges

Deep Dive with Geoff Petersen

G+T Partner Geoff Petersen unpacks the regulatory response to the fuel shocks that are raising prices and causing shortages around the world, including security of energy supply and infrastructure, new demand from electric vehicles and data centres, and questions about fuel price gouging and domestic gas reservation.. Plus, the first quarter of the new merger regime and another round for the MicroStar/Konvoy acquisition, our new Solicitor-General of Australia, and the Wiggles deliver their product safety podcast … All this and a muse of fire with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.    

Links:   
Derek Jacobi's "Wooden O" speech from Kenneth Branagh's Henry V  
Dire Straits, "Heavy Fuel" 
What was the googlewhack? 
ACCC, "New merger regime off to a positive start" 
MicroStar/Konvoy on the new acquisitions register and the old public informal review register 
Attorney-General recommends Solicitor-General to Governor-General 
The Wiggles' podcast on button battery and toy safety 
The ACCC's weekly fuel price monitoring report  
G+T on the new maximum penalties for competition and consumer contraventions 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

G+T Partner Geoff Petersen unpacks the regulatory response to the fuel shocks that are raising prices and causing shortages around the world, including security of energy supply and infrastructure, new demand from electric vehicles and data centres,&nbsp;and questions about fuel price gouging and domestic gas reservation..&nbsp;Plus, the first quarter of the new merger regime and another round for the&nbsp;MicroStar/Konvoy&nbsp;acquisition, our new Solicitor-General of Australia, and the Wiggles deliver their product safety podcast &hellip;&nbsp;All this and a muse of fire with co-hosts&nbsp;Moya Dodd&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Links:  &nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Derek Jacobi's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KgeNhxv7Z4" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D_KgeNhxv7Z4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0berc4_dP7QOJ52XFDKF1J">"Wooden O" speech</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyvUemTqJRk" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DdyvUemTqJRk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3uBj3bLJdkhVQRwcSgdf90">Kenneth Branagh's</a>&nbsp;Henry V&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Dire Straits,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EExahMsBoWM" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DEExahMsBoWM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Zm9wS1VMAJR4AckoQDRqh">"Heavy Fuel"</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>What was the&nbsp;<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20020206050214/http:/www.unblinking.com/heh/googlewhack.htm" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://web.archive.org/web/20020206050214/http:/www.unblinking.com/heh/googlewhack.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3YxkfPhJaPGQa_UXiJWL3j">googlewhack</a>?&nbsp;</li>
<li>ACCC,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/new-merger-control-regime-off-to-positive-start" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/new-merger-control-regime-off-to-positive-start&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1AxYVKBZx-Vgnrx7uj8iBv">"New merger regime off to a positive start"</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>MicroStar/Konvoy on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/mergers-and-acquisitions-registers/acquisitions-register/microstar-logistics-konvoy" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/mergers-and-acquisitions-registers/acquisitions-register/microstar-logistics-konvoy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2TEq5C9qGzJBktnd83Vz47">new acquisitions register</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/mergers-and-acquisitions-registers/public-informal-merger-reviews-register-2002-25/microstar-logistics-llc-konvoy-holdings-pty-limited" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/mergers-and-acquisitions-registers/public-informal-merger-reviews-register-2002-25/microstar-logistics-llc-konvoy-holdings-pty-limited&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2QWu-rcvFT5YRdBu260GHU">old public informal review register</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/appointment-solicitor-general-06-04-2026" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/appointment-solicitor-general-06-04-2026&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DJCVtEKhBq5knft-aefYD">Attorney-General recommends Solicitor-General to Governor-General</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Wiggles'&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVNTf-Qx1KU" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DOVNTf-Qx1KU&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3RcrV_9h87_ENCyMd-CBOK">podcast on button battery and toy safety</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>The ACCC's weekly&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/petrol-and-fuel/fuel-price-monitoring-during-the-current-middle-eastern-conflict" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/petrol-and-fuel/fuel-price-monitoring-during-the-current-middle-eastern-conflict&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3IjsHist69JuYd1lo7p9Fw">fuel price monitoring report</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>G+T on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/new-$100-million-maximum-penalty-for-competition-and-consumer-law-contraventions" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/new-$100-million-maximum-penalty-for-competition-and-consumer-law-contraventions&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3T2__5DuY_LlbgeNX1RXW1">new maximum penalties for competition and consumer contraventions</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776835891843000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2E57gqRqxA9GPr3oQP0DIf">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li>Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

O, for Hormuz of Fire: Geoff Petersen on the regulatory response to the fuel shocks that are raising prices and causing shortages around the world.

Around The Grounds

Deep Dive on Agentic AI in Commerce

Crystal ball

Legend emeritus Peter Waters and Partner Andrew Low take us through the rise and the risks of agentic AI in commerce and beyond: how AI agents can organise our holidays and even our lives, why we might or might not want them to, and how they interface with contract, competition and consumer protection law. Plus, Australia's highest individual competition law penalty in the Qteq case, and the US war against Iran brings concerns over fuel supply and pricing as well as limits on AI. All this and Maxwell Smart with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.    Links:   
The ACCC's fuel price monitoring updates 
Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026 
One of the David Byrnes talks to the ABC about petrol prices 
The other one sings "(Nothing but) Flowers" 
Anthropic on its dispute with the Department of War and its preliminary reprieve (for now) 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

Legend emeritus Peter Waters and Partner Andrew Low take us through the rise and the risks of agentic AI in commerce and beyond: how AI agents can organise our holidays and even our lives, why we might or might not want them to, and how they interface with contract, competition and consumer protection law.&nbsp;Plus, Australia's highest individual competition law penalty in the&nbsp;Qteq&nbsp;case, and the US war against Iran brings concerns over fuel supply and pricing as well as limits on AI.&nbsp;All this and Maxwell Smart with co-hosts&nbsp;Moya Dodd&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Links:&nbsp; &nbsp;
<ul>
<ul>
<li>The ACCC's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/petrol-and-fuel/fuel-price-monitoring-during-the-current-middle-eastern-conflict" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/petrol-and-fuel/fuel-price-monitoring-during-the-current-middle-eastern-conflict&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775101134982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3fjAIJwLnK2t9pGLrBjr9h">fuel price monitoring updates</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7456" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId%3Dr7456&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775101134982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1xkuStNg3eahDkDZQttJDD">Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>One of the David Byrnes&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/are-the-petrol-stations-ripping-us-off/106474624" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/abc-news-daily/are-the-petrol-stations-ripping-us-off/106474624&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775101134982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ClPzgpHtUw0LjARiRvNdi">talks to the ABC about petrol prices</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>The other one sings "<a href="https://youtu.be/2twY8YQYDBE?t=59" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/2twY8YQYDBE?t%3D59&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775101134982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2AarfF8C0JcxxoLlaeM3mT">(Nothing but) Flowers</a>"&nbsp;</li>
<li>Anthropic on its&nbsp;<a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/where-stand-department-war" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.anthropic.com/news/where-stand-department-war&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775101134982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Lh-3O6afFdVtdRFPCjBu6">dispute with the Department of War</a>&nbsp;and its&nbsp;<a href="https://app.parr-global.com/intelligence/view/intelcms-t6h6rd?utm_source=Notifications&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=Alert&amp;utm_term=5bacf6abe3d5ab001d964508&amp;ssouid=F031EA1C-004D-472D-AC57-CFF70A06D693" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://app.parr-global.com/intelligence/view/intelcms-t6h6rd?utm_source%3DNotifications%26utm_medium%3DEmail%26utm_campaign%3DAlert%26utm_term%3D5bacf6abe3d5ab001d964508%26ssouid%3DF031EA1C-004D-472D-AC57-CFF70A06D693&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775101134982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uV2KCm5U1-bfdewE1jXDT">preliminary reprieve</a>&nbsp;(for now)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775101134982000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1feZwGLx5TfpEc5DxQl-PS">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li>Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</ul>

The Secret Agent: Peter Waters and Andrew Low on the rise and the risks of agentic AI in commerce 

Xmas in February: Partner Louise Klamka takes us behind the scenes of the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities and what we can expect in the coming year -- a wake-up call for business and advisers, changes to the law and the three-body problem of competition law, consumer protection and ex ante regulation. Plus Phase 2 mergers join the school of hard NOCCs, Fortnite fans emote as Epic Games and Google settle up, and a slap on the wristband for Live Nation/Ticketmaster? All this and the Brisbane Olympics with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.   Links:   
G+T on the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026-17 
Notice of Competition Concerns summaries for Ampol/EG Australia and Coles in Kalgoorlie  
All about Spudshed 
Pantone 16-1350 TPG Amberglow and 17-1463 TCX Tangerine Tango 
The Premier League's statement on Manchester City's 115 charges  
Term sheet outlining the settlement between Epic Games and Google 
AFL and NRL footy at the Brisbane Olympics? 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

Xmas in February: Partner Louise Klamka takes us behind the scenes of the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities and what we can expect in the coming year -- a wake-up call for business and advisers, changes to the law and the three-body problem of competition law, consumer protection and&nbsp;ex ante&nbsp;regulation. Plus Phase 2 mergers join the school of hard NOCCs, Fortnite fans emote as Epic Games and Google settle up, and a slap on the wristband for Live Nation/Ticketmaster? All this and the Brisbane Olympics with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;&nbsp; Links:&nbsp; &nbsp;
<ul>
<ul>
<li>G+T on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/the-acccs-2026-27-priorities" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/the-acccs-2026-27-priorities&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2upkVth_2XpvFSKkm25b7A">the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities</a>&nbsp;for 2026-17&nbsp;</li>
<li>Notice of Competition Concerns summaries for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/public-merger-register/documents/Ampol_EG%20-%20NOCC%20summary%20-%20AR%20version%20-%202%20March%202026.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/public-merger-register/documents/Ampol_EG%2520-%2520NOCC%2520summary%2520-%2520AR%2520version%2520-%25202%2520March%25202026.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pkqHGt6iECkwv_b2wA6ik">Ampol/EG Australia</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/public-merger-register/documents/Coles_Kalgoorlie%20-%20Final%20-%20Summary%20of%20Notice%20of%20Competition%20Concerns%20-%20March%202026.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/public-merger-register/documents/Coles_Kalgoorlie%2520-%2520Final%2520-%2520Summary%2520of%2520Notice%2520of%2520Competition%2520Concerns%2520-%2520March%25202026.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Jt6E7idIZJFg9fH5AFzb9">Coles in Kalgoorlie</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>All about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.spudshed.com.au/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.spudshed.com.au/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0fWu_a0_SirtD78Mx2Fcx4">Spudshed</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>Pantone&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/16-1350-TPG" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/16-1350-TPG&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1VZR4lPJzhb8aeOMkS5NwL">16-1350 TPG Amberglow</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pantone.com/eu/en/color-finder/17-1463-TCX" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pantone.com/eu/en/color-finder/17-1463-TCX&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Bhr_apZeZbUifomcfanTM">17-1463 TCX Tangerine Tango</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>The Premier League's statement on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3045970" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/3045970&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Vdrna7scKluoYSsa_b0F9">Manchester City's 115 charges</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/epic-v--google-redacted-binding-term-sheet-9ad6807edd30.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/epic-v--google-redacted-binding-term-sheet-9ad6807edd30.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26FBf2nJdcrLyTh1TSCiN-">Term sheet</a>&nbsp;outlining the settlement between&nbsp;<a href="https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/googles-changes-will-open-android-devices-to-competition-benefiting-developers-and-consumers" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/googles-changes-will-open-android-devices-to-competition-benefiting-developers-and-consumers&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1crCHiCuFArq1hc-Wg6aRt">Epic Games</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0MAvbgXWtGK_8rp6jACG3C">Google</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.afl.com.au/news/1471525/footy-on-the-global-stage-leagues-push-to-feature-at-2032-brisbane-olympics" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1471525/footy-on-the-global-stage-leagues-push-to-feature-at-2032-brisbane-olympics&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OgCG421tNuZDsFQ6_UV8n">AFL and NRL</a>&nbsp;footy at the Brisbane Olympics?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1773808500573000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ixV6taL2ORCarjHYxA9n0">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li>Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
</ul>

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