ACCC back in court as banking cartel case resumes

The criminal cartel case against banks and bankers continued from 20-24 July in the District Court in Penrith before Magistrate Giles, courtesy of a virtual courtroom.

Plenty of media:

• Pamela Williams, ‘ACCC faces grilling as cartel case resumes’ (AFR, 19 July 2020)

• Joyce Moullakis, ‘Deutsche Bank, ANZ, Citigroup probe ACCC on ‘test and remove’ strategy, call for fair trial in cartel case’ (The Australian, 21 July 2020)

• Michael Roddan, ‘JPMorgan won’t hand over ‘cartel’ documents despite seeking immunity’ (AFR, 21 July 2020)

• Miklos Bolza, ‘‘Not a single note’: ACCC accused of avoiding disclosure in ANZ cartel case’ (Lawyerly, 21 July 2020)

• Michael Roddan, ‘ACCC slams banks’ cartel defence as a ‘furphy’’ (AFR, 22 July 2020)

• Miklos Bolza, ‘ANZ accuses ACCC of ‘heaving’ cartel witnesses from JP Morgan’ (Lawyerly, 22 July 2020)

• Michael Roddan, ‘Cartel investigator took ‘no notes’, sent documents to personal email’ (AFR, 23 July 2020)

• Joyce Moullakis, ‘ACCC’s cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, spurs industry-wide change’ (The Australian, 23 July 2020)

• Joyce Moullakis, ‘ACCC under fire for pre-populating JPMorgan witness statements in ANZ cartel case’ (The Australian, 24 July 2020)

• Joyce Moullakis, ‘ACCC denies ‘slap dash’ decision on Deutsche Bank’s Michael Richardson late cartel action addition’ (The Australian, 24 July 2020)

• Michael Roddan, ‘ACCC’s ‘criminal cartel six’ to be split up before trial’ (AFR, 24 July 2020)