Andrew Low

The new mandatory merger review regime commenced on 1 January 2026. We share early trends from the regime’s first quarter, including waiver use, pre-notification timing and the ACCC’s approach to information requirements, remedies and condi…

Australia’s new merger reforms have commenced and mark the most significant overhaul of Australia’s merger control framework in decades.

Australia’s new merger regime came into effect on 1 January 2026, introducing a mandatory notification process with serious consequences for a breach. This article sets out key takeaways for private equity investors as you plan for deals un…

From 1 January 2026, Australia’s new mandatory merger notification regime took effect, representing the biggest change to merger regulation in decades. The reforms require parties to notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission…

Australia’s new merger regime came into effect from 1 January 2026 which introduces a mandatory and suspensory regime. The regime introduces special obligations applying to major supermarkets which are discussed in this article.

Australia merger remedies explained under the new mandatory and suspensory merger control regime. Expert analysis. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin.

On 12 August 2025, the Federal Court of Australia found Apple and Google engaged in a misuse of market power in breach of s 46 of the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA) by restricting the use of alternative app distribution methods and in-a…

G+T’s take on the major trends and data from 2024 and outlook for 2025.

ACCC’s latest DPSI report finds Google’s dominance persists, with AI yet to shift search competition, signalling major regulatory change ahead. Read more at Gilbert + Tobin.

The EU’s draft Code for general-purpose AI sets global standards for transparency, copyright protection and managing systemic risks under the new AI Act.

On 31 October 2024, we hosted our inaugural Financial Services Forum for clients, showcasing insightful presentations and discussions on current and emerging regulatory issues in financial services.

Businesses and in-house corporate counsel are frequently plagued by the question of whether the business could be found liable for another’s breach. In particular, the question often arises when the business itself is not directly inv…

Mario Draghi’s EU competitiveness report urges a bold digital and competition law reset—boosting innovation, AI, and scale to close gaps with the US and China.

Open source AI could benefit innovation. Learn about the report's cautious view on AI regulation. Read now.

ACCC publishes issues paper for final DPSI report. Learn about key topics and potential recommendations for digital platform regulation. Read now.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched its review of AI foundation models (FMs) competition in May 2023 and published an initial report in September 2023 (see our review in ‘Will Big Tech dominate AI? Part 1&r…

Previously we reviewed the Stanford HIA 2024 AI Index’s findings on developments in AI capability in the last 12 months. This week we review the Index’s findings on the global economic impacts of AI over the last 12 months.Inves…

Last week, Stanford University’s Institute for Human-centric AI (HAI) released its seventh blockbuster report on global trends in AI. At 500 pages, we will provide our review in installments over a couple of weeks: this week, it&rsquo…

Explore Gilbert & Tobin's analysis of Australia's merger control reforms. Mandatory regime, decision makers, transparency, and timelines unveiled.

The first full year of Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb’s leadership of the ACCC has seen a refinement in emphasis on legal issues and a renewed focus on competition and consumer issues that have previously been explored by the ACCC. The ACCC…

Competition regulators globally, including the ACCC, continue their focus on competition in the digital economy, deploying new regulatory tools and taking enforcement action.  For insight into Australia’s approach to digital mark…

Read our Competition Law experts Australian chapter on Competition Law issues in digital markets & the Legal and Regulatory framework.