22 May 2019
TPG and Vodafone announce challenge to ACCC opposition to merger
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/tpg-and-vodafone-announce-challenge-to-accc-opposition-to-merger

On the 8th of May, 2019, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) officially announced that it had decided to oppose the proposed merger between TPG Telecom Limited and Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty ...

13 December 2018
ACCC releases its Preliminary Digital Platforms Inquiry Report
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/australia/accc-releases-its-preliminary-digital-platforms-inquiry-report

On 10th December 2018, the ACCC's highly anticipated Digital Platforms Inquiry Preliminary Report was released to the public. The 374 page report weighs in on the impact of digital platforms such as Google and Facebook ...

18 August 2020
ACCC sues Google for allegedly misleading consumers in relation to the use of their personal information
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/accc-sues-google-for-allegedly-misleading-consumers-in-relation-to-the-use

Australia's competition and consumer regulator (ACCC), recently decided to take action against Google in relation to allegations that it misled consumers about the collection and use of their personal information ...

23 February 2021
Patent claims directed at solving the volume of workplace health & safety paperwork are ‘a good idea’ but unpatentable: Federal Court of Australia
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/australia/patent-claims-directed-at-solving-the-volume-of-workplace-health-and-safety-paperwork

Can a patentee overcome a decision that the invention claimed is not a manner of manufacture (ie. does not contain patentable subject matter) by amendment? On 29 January 2021, the decision in Repipe #2 was handed down ...

16 December 2019
Digital Platforms Inquiry - Australian Government Responds
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/australia/digital-platforms-inquiry-australian-government-responds

The Australian Government has just published its eagerly awaited response to the ACCC's Digital Platforms Inquiry – Final Report. The Digital Platforms Inquiry was undertaken by the ACCC in order to consider the impact ...

04 August 2020
Regulator finds its teeth: Australian supermarket giant issued with record fine for spam breaches
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/australian-supermarket-giant-issued-with-record-fine-for-spam-breaches

Australian supermarket giant, Woolworths, was recently issued a record AUD$1,003,800 infringement notice by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), for multiple, significant breaches of the Spam Act ...

19 February 2020
Digital Platforms Branch tasked with investigating the digital advertising services industry in Australia
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/digital-platforms-branch-tasked-with-investigating

An inquiry has been launched into the markets for the supply of digital advertising services in Australia. Shane Barber and Megan Edwards discuss the facts leading up to the launch, the scope of the inquiry and what ...

26 March 2020
CPD Day Webinars Recording
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/cpd-day-webinars-recording

The Bird & Bird Australia team has some recorded webinars on different topics to help meet your 2020 CPD requirements, wherever you may be.

17 August 2020
Australia Chapter in "Antitrust and Intellectual Property Review" Fifth Edition
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/australia-chapter-in-antitrust-and-intellectual-property-review-fifth-edition

Our Australian competition and IP team have recently contributed a chapter to the Fifth Edition of The Intellectual Property and Antitrust Review.

14 December 2018
Australia passes new security laws
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/australia/australia-passes-new-security-laws

The Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018 (Cth) received Royal Assent on 8 December 2018 (the "Act").