01 July 2020
Proposal to set minimum advertised prices on power tools raises ACCC concerns
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/proposal-to-set-minimum-advertised-prices-on-power-tools-raises-accc-concerns

Recently, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) issued a final notice to reject Stanley Black & Decker's (“SBD”) proposal to set a minimum advertised price for its DEWALT products (“Alleged ...

12 October 2020
How are vertical agreements regulated in Australia?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/australia/how-are-vertical-agreements-regulated-in-australia

Unlike the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation in the EU, Australia's Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (‘CCA’) does not regulate vertical restraints or vertical conduct through a single legislative ...

15 September 2020
Australians don't play (Base)ball: How the ACCC is taking on Digital Platforms with lessons from the US' oldest pastime
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/australians-dont-play-baseball-how-the-accc-is-taking-on-digital-platforms-with-lessons

After the release of the Mandatory Bargaining Code by the ACCC, we look into how this will regulate the relationship between News Media and Digital Platforms in Australia, and how regulators in Europe and the UK are ...

13 August 2019
Regulation of Digital Platforms in Australia and UK
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/regulation-of-digital-platforms-in-australia-and-uk

A look at the recent Australian and UK inquiries, and what the new wave of regulation of digital platforms (and, in Australia, media and journalism) might look like in 2019 and beyond.

19 September 2019
Competitive Edge: Competition & EU law news - September 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/competitive-edge-sept-2019

Keeping you up to date on Competition & EU Law developments in Europe and beyond

16 July 2020
Competitive Edge: Competition & EU law news - July 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/competitive-edge-july-2020

Keeping you up to date on Competition & EU Law developments in Europe and beyond.

06 September 2018
Talking Shop Summer 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/talking-shop-summer-2018

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