Dial M for Merger: Elizabeth Avery and Louise Klamka on Australia's new merger approval framework

The biggest shakeup of merger regulation in Australia in 50 years is coming into view. Partners Elizabeth Avery and Louise Klamka take us through the major changes and the devilish details that still need to be settled, with additional commentary from partner Simon Muys and winning visualisations f…

Chilling Effects: Anne Catherine Faye on antitrust, economics and sustainability

Anne Catherine Faye, Economist and Counsel to the Chair of the American Bar Association's Antitrust Section, takes us through the complicated landscape of antitrust, economics and sustainability in the US and beyond. Plus the Department of Justice goes bobbing for Apple, the Epic case gets underway…

On the Money: Andrew Low on Digital Regulation, Digital Ecosystems and Digital Payments

Change is the only constant, but even change is changing as partner Andrew Low joins us to talk about digital regulation, digital ecosystems and digital payments, and the fight over access to a tiny part of your phone. Plus more constant than change in the ACCC's 2024–25 compliance and enforcement …

Kicking off: Ilona Millar and Rae Lindsay on ESG, Sustainability and Human Rights

G+T partner Ilona Millar and Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association Co-Chair Rae Lindsay on global ESG trends, corporate sustainability in Europe, and the unfolding impacts on Australian companies in the first part of a double-header on the emerging field of business and human rights.   Plu…

Merger on the Dancefloor: Partners Elizabeth Avery and Simon Muys with the latest on the merger reform debate

Partners Elizabeth Avery and Simon Muys take us through the latest on the merger reform debate, how the ACCC's position has evolved and how its package deal might be unbundled.   Plus time is a flat circle with supermarket inquiries and the cozzie livs, disrupting the Chocolate Cartel with Willy D…

Everything Everywhere All At Once: Amelia McKellar and the Multi-Jurisdiction of Mergers

Special Counsel Amelia McKellar guides us through the multiverse of multijurisdictional ("MJ") mergers, and how to navigate the conjunction of thresholds, deadlines, agencies and advisers and arrive at the singularity of success. Plus submissions at 20 paces in the merger reform debate, Apple tells…

The view from 9,144 metres: Professor Frédéric Jenny on climate change, AI and digital platforms

OECD Competition Committee Chair Professor Frédéric Jenny joins us to talk about the long arc of the competition law universe, from the Chicago School through COVID to climate change, digital platforms and artificial intelligence. Plus motorways and Rebel Wilson, the inaugural GCR Live conference i…

I'm the Problem, It's Me: Liana Witt on individual liability for competition law contraventions

Even as maximum corporate penalties go through the roof, there may be more deterrence in pursuing a business's officers and employees. Partner Liana Witt talks us through individual liability for competition law contraventions and how not to end up as the anti-hero. Plus Treasury consults on change…

Power to the People: Geoff Petersen on the implications of the Origin Energy authorisation and the race to connect renewable power generation to the network

Partner Geoff Petersen gives us the buzz on the new National Energy Objectives, which now include the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the ACCC's authorisation of Brookfield’s acquisition of Origin Energy on green grounds, and what they mean for competition as the energy transition accelerate…

Flying High! What’s on the Radar in the Airline Sector with Louise Klamka

Partner Louise Klamka reads the contrails on the airline sector, including the ACCC's case against Qantas and its rejection of Qantas's acquisition of Alliance, the Government's Aviation White Paper, the Senate Inquiry into Bilateral Air Service Agreements and the need to look closely at the role a…