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Readings lists can be found following the links below
Jumping the proverbial gun: The ACCC succeeds in its first gun jumping cartel case against Cryosite
Julie Clarke, ‘Australia’s Digital Platform Inquiry: We’ve Only Just Begun …’ (December 2019) 27(4) Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law 276
Australia’s Digital Platform Inquiry: We’ve Only Just Begun
Julie Clarke, ‘Australia’s Digital Platform Inquiry: We’ve Only Just Begun …’ (December 2019) 3(2) CPI Antitrust Chronicle 1
Improving Australia's productivity and consumer welfare
ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, delivered a speech at this year’s RBB Economics Conference discussing ‘consumer welfare and the emerging challenges for policymakers and regulators to improve economic efficiency across a range of areas including mergers, unfair conduct, monopolies, agriculture and the data economy.’
Data (R)Evolution: Consumer welfare and growth in the digital economy
Rod Sims, Speech to the Consumer Policy Research Centre (19 November 2019)
The Limits of Australia’s Digital Platforms Inquiry
Dirk Auer, ‘The Limits of Australia’s Digital Platforms Inquiry’ (CPI News, 18 November 2019)
Protecting Profits Post-Patent Expiry
Arlen Duke and Rhonda L Smith, ‘Protecting Profits Post-Patent Expiry: ACCC v Pfizer, Patents and Competition Law’ (2019) 30(1) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 26
The repeal of s 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
Michael O’Bryan, ‘The repeal of s 51(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)’ (2019) 46(9) Brief (Law Society of Western Australia) 20-23
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! How the Media Bit Back in the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry and What It Means for Media Diversity in Australia
Matthew Lees, ‘Extra! Extra! Read All About It! How the Media Bit Back in the ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry and What It Means for Media Diversity in Australia‘ (CPI News, 27 October 2019)
Assessing the Future: The Challenge of Running Competition Cases
Justice Middleton, Assessing the Future: The Challenge of Running Competition Cases (17th Annual Competition Law and Economics Workshop)
Culture of Compliance - Meaning and Proof
Bill Keane, ‘Culture of Compliance - Meaning and Proof’ (2019) 27(3) AJCCL 204
Evidentiary issues in cartel conduct cases
Snapshots: Damien O’Brien QC, ‘Evidentiary issues in cartel conduct cases’ (2019) 27(3) Australian Journal of Competition and Consumer Law 2018
Problems Associated with Joint Expert Reports for “Hot Tubs”
Christopher Pleatsikas, ‘Problems Associated with Joint Expert Reports for “Hot Tubs”’ (2019) 27(3) AJCCL 176
Cartel Class Actions in Australia: Risks vs Rewards
Lynsey Edgar, ‘Cartel Class Actions in Australia: Risks vs Rewards’ (2019) 27(3) AJCCL 183
Meredith Dairy’s Resale Price Maintenance Notification
Annie Cao, ‘Meredith Dairy’s Resale Price Maintenance Notification’ (2019) 27(3) AJCCL 198
Protecting Profits Post-Patent Expiry: ACCC v Pfizer, Patents and Competition Law
Arlen Duke and Rhonda L Smith, ‘Protecting Profits Post-Patent Expiry: ACCC v Pfizer, Patents and Competition Law’ (2019) 30(1) Australian Intellectual Property Journal 26
Intellectual Property and Competition Law - Nothing Special?
Robert French, ‘Intellectual property and competition law: Nothing special?’ (2019) 117 Intellectual Property Forum 54-57
ACCC v Pacific National ... Access Undertakings Derails ACCC Case Under s 50
Brent Fisse, ‘Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Pacific National Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] FCA 669: Access Undertaking Derails ACCC Case Under s 50’ (2019) 47 ABLR 231
Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google's digital dominance
Rob Nicholls and Katharine Kemp, ‘Consumer watchdog calls for new measures to combat Facebook and Google's digital dominance’ (The Conversation, 26 July 2019)
Harper Report Implementation Breakdown: Repeal of Section 51(3) ...
Brent Fisse, ‘Harper Report Implementation Breakdown: Repeal of Section 51(3) of Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) and Lack of Proposed Supply/Acquisition Agreement Cartel Exception’ (2019) 47 ABLR 127
Generalist Versus Specialist Regulatory Models and the Risk of Unintended Deregulation
Rod Sims, ‘Generalist Versus Specialist Regulatory Models and the Risk of Unintended Deregulation’ (2019) 27(2) AJCCL 119