Knowledge Publications
09/03/2017
Government consults on measures to increase transparency of beneficial ownership of companies
The Government is seeking to improve transparency aro...
Expertise Area
06/04/2016
Welcome to the latest update from Gilbert + Tobin's Corporate Advisory team.
This month's update includes:
Legislation and proposed legislati...
16/03/2016
Noting the importance of both competition and small business to the economy, the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the Treasurer Scott Morrison and the...
Expertise Area
25/11/2015
Snapshot
The Government’s response to the Harper Review was released today.
There will be an overall simplification of the competition law pro...
Expertise Area
17/09/2015
Summary
On 1 September 2015 it was reported that the ACCC had settled its case against Visa,1 the second in a pair of recent cases brought aga...
Expertise Area
27/05/2015
Since the High Court’s decision in Barbaro v The Queen1, the Federal Court has increasingly scrutinised regulators and respondents attempting to ...
Expertise Area
13/04/2015
Summary
Following intense debate on Australia’s existing law on misuse of market power, the Harper Review’s Final Report has recommended an entirel...
Expertise Area
31/03/2015
The Competition Policy Review Panel has this afternoon released its Final Report, recommending wide-reaching changes to competition laws, the institut...
Expertise Area
09/12/2014
The ACCC has granted its first authorisation for resale price maintenance – to power-tool importer and distributor Tooltechnic Systems. The authorisat...
Expertise Area
10/10/2014
Summary
The Harper Review’s draft report (Draft Report) considers that the price signalling provisions set out in Division 1A of the Competiti...
Expertise Area
03/10/2014
On 22 September 2014, the Competition Policy Review Panel chaired by Professor Ian Harper (the ‘Harper Review’) released its much anticipated Draft Re...
Expertise Area
24/09/2014
Following intense debate on Australia’s existing law on misuse of market power, the Harper Review’s draft report has recommended an entirely new secti...
Expertise Area