Partner Charles Coorey and pro bono lawyer Jessie-Grace Stephenson read the fine print on consumer protection and product safety -- from quad bikes to button batteries and how businesses can support their vulnerable customers. Plus million-dollar (maybe) fees for complex mergers in the coming merger regime, Hungry Jack's and the existential terror of Garfield, toxophilites aquiver over price-fixing in archery supplies, and a Chatham House competition conference is compliantly discussed. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

 
The British Film Institute on punctuation in movie titles 
Variety on Thunderbolts* and *The New Avengers (spoilers) 
G+T Partner Andrew Low on digital platform reform and regulation at the Competition Law Conference 
The burping Garfield toy and Garfield's existential terror  
The ACCC's enforcement outcomes against Hungry Jack's and Thermomix 
Australia's original Burger King ft Humphrey B Bear 
The price-fixing class-action complaint against big archery 
Treasury's consultation on proposed fees for merger clearance  
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

Partner <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlescoorey/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlescoorey/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1750290881150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2T8VV2qUE4AwDiwuEqUXwx">Charles Coorey</a>&nbsp;and pro bono lawyer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessie-grace-s-42476597/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessie-grace-s-42476597/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1750290881150000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0VOCGNRv3KmrvribWDE6iz">Jessie-Grace Stephenson</a>&nbsp;read the fine print on consumer protection and product safety -- from quad bikes to button batteries and how businesses can support their vulnerable customers. Plus million-dollar (maybe) fees for complex mergers in the coming merger regime, Hungry Jack's and the existential terror of&nbsp;Garfield, toxophilites aquiver over price-fixing in archery supplies, and a Chatham House competition conference is compliantly discussed. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;
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<ul>
<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">The British Film Institute on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/punctuation-film-titles-everybody-wants-some">punctuation in movie titles</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">Variety&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/2025/film/news/thunderbolts-poster-the-new-avengers-title-change-1236386731/">Thunderbolts*&nbsp;and&nbsp;*The New Avengers</a>&nbsp;(spoilers)&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2">G+T Partner Andrew Low on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/where-to-next-digital-platform-reform-and-regulation-following-the-conclusion-of-the-acccs-digital-platform-services-inquiry-2020-2025?utm_source=LinkedIn&amp;utm_medium=social">digital platform reform and regulation</a>&nbsp;at the Competition Law Conference&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/garfield-toy">burping Garfield toy</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://nowiknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/22784927568.jpeg">Garfield's existential terror</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">The ACCC's enforcement outcomes against&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/hungry-jack%E2%80%99s-pays-penalties-for-supplying-toys-with-its-children%E2%80%99s-meals-that-allegedly-breached-the-mandatory-information-standard-for-button-batteries">Hungry Jack's</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/thermomix-pays-penalties-for-allegedly-misleading-customers-over-ndis-endorsement">Thermomix</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/remembering-burger-king-in-adelaide/image-gallery/ea732264c89d05ac0f1078319db5ccec?page=1">Australia's original Burger King</a>&nbsp;ft Humphrey B Bear&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">The price-fixing class-action&nbsp;<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.utd.156961/gov.uscourts.utd.156961.1.0.pdf">complaint against big archery</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Treasury's consultation on&nbsp;<a href="https://consult.treasury.gov.au/c2025-662326">proposed fees for merger clearance</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" 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="10" data-aria-level="2">Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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.