ACCC
Are pecuniary penalties actually paid?
One enforcement tool of regulators is to obtain a court ordered civil penalty against the respondent company or individual. That ...
Report on the Franchising Code of Conduct – and insolvent franchisors
Further to my comments of September 2023 below as to a review of the franchising code of conduct, that review ...
ACCC’s new penalty guidelines – some queries
The ACCC has issued new penalty guidelines – Guidelines on ACCC approach to penalties in competition and consumer law matters ...
Penalising cartel conduct – BlueScope Steel: $57m penalty, net profit $2.8b
The Federal Court has fined BlueScope Steel $57 million for cartel conduct under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) ...
“Record penalties” imposed … against insolvent companies
While much is made of the “record penalties of $438m” penalties imposed on the Phoenix Institute and related companies for ...
Do old emails ever die?
A respondent car hire company being sued by the ACCC for unconscionable conduct has claimed that what the ACCC alleges ...
