Reforms to the merger reforms

Peter Warren / Wakeling Automotive deal

Kimberly Clarke / Kenvue deal

Unfair Contract Terms - ASIC v CashnGo

Agentic AI and Antitrust Authorisations

Interview with ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward

Wrap up

Commissioner Luke Woodward takes us through the ACCC's evolving approach to enforcement – from undertakings and infringement notices to dawn raids and court action – and how the ACCC is grappling with, and using, AI. Plus the latest merger reform reforms recalibrate the new regime; the one remedy to rule them all; unfair contract terms and irony in ASIC v CashnGo; and calls for antitrust authorisations to avoid anthropomorphised AI agents absconding … All this and our 5th birthday with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

Links
"The Equalizer" intro  
Breaker Morant trailer 
Edward Woodward's Scottish accent in The Wicker Man 
G+T on the latest changes to the merger review framework 
The Peter Warren/Wakeling Automotive and Kimberly-Clark/Kenvue deals on the acquisitions register 
Kia: The Features Film 
The ASIC v Venture 5 Group (t/as CashnGo) proceedings 
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and Ian Jackman as Justice Wolverine   
ABC on the OpenAI agent breakout in the AI's own words 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

Commissioner <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-woodward-compreg/">Luke Woodward</a> takes us through the ACCC's evolving approach to enforcement &ndash; from undertakings and infringement notices to dawn raids and court action &ndash; and how the ACCC is grappling with, and using, AI. Plus the latest merger reform reforms recalibrate the new regime; the one remedy to rule them all; unfair contract terms and irony in ASIC v CashnGo; and calls for antitrust authorisations to avoid anthropomorphised AI agents absconding &hellip; All this and our 5th birthday with co-hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/moyadodd/">Moya Dodd</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-rubinstein-8b7711133/">Matt Rubinstein</a>.&nbsp;
Links
<ul>
<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">"The Equalizer" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljvdTh1jq-Y">intro</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">Breaker Morant <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCh4xtIQPvY">trailer</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXq-NuS24fg">Edward Woodward's Scottish accent</a> in The Wicker Man&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">G+T on <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/australian-government-passes-legislation-making-critical-changes-to-Australias-merger-control-regime">the latest changes to the merger review framework</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">The <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/acquisitions-and-mergers-registers/acquisitions-register/peter-warren-wakeling-automotive-0">Peter Warren/Wakeling Automotive</a> and <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/public-registers/acquisitions-and-mergers-registers/acquisitions-register/kimberly-clark-corporation-kenvue-inc">Kimberly-Clark/Kenvue</a> deals on the acquisitions register&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://whatiswong.com/Kia-The-Features-Film">Kia: The Features Film</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">The <a href="https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2026-releases/26-203mr-court-orders-cashngo-to-pay-35-million-penalty-for-unfair-contract-terms">ASIC v Venture 5 Group (t/as CashnGo)</a> proceedings&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Hugh Jackman as <a href="https://youtu.be/mszdaYlCDes?t=28">Wolverine</a> and Ian Jackman as <a href="https://youtu.be/5lYaeyG5-as?t=1432">Justice Wolverine</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="2">ABC on the <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/how-openai-agents-hacked-hugging-face-messages-revealed/107125126">OpenAI agent breakout in the AI's own words</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="2">Meet the Gilbert + Tobin <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a> team&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="2">Email us at <a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&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.