Rail freight operator Pacific National has promised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission it won’t discriminate between users of the Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, one of several proposed concessions it offered in hopes of winning the regulator’s blessing on its proposed deal to acquire the terminal from Aurizon Holdings Limited.
A date has been set for the Full Federal Court to hear Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi’s appeal of a $3.5 million fine in a case brought by Australia’s competition regulator against the Italian cable manufacturer for alleged cartel conduct.
Aft Pharmaceuticals has denied claims brought by consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser that ads for Aft’s over-the-counter painkiller Maxigesic are misleading and causing harm to Reckitt’s brand.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will review the proposed $1.3 billion sale of milk processor Murray Goulburn Cooperative to Canada’s dairy giant, Saputo.
Cement Australia will have to foot most of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s appeal bill, despite the regulator coming up short in its bid to have a penalty against the cement giant for alleged anti-competitive conduct increased by $80 million.
The Australian Olympic Committee lost its challenge to a court ruling that found for Telstra in a consumer and intellectual property battle over the company’s ‘Go to Rio’ ad campaign.
French optical lenses giant Essilor has secured the blessing of the Australian competition regulator for its $54 billion merger with the world’s largest supplier of eyewear, Italy’s Luxottica Group.
A federal court judge has ordered Australian computer retailer MSY Technology to cough up $750,000 for misrepresenting consumers rights to remedies on faulty products.
The competition watchdog has released anticipated guidelines on the new reforms to competition law passed last week, with businesses now on notice that non compliance is not an option.
The trial in the consumer regulator’s case against Apple alleging iPhone and iPad users were misled about their rights has been put on hold to give both sides more time.