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Regulatory Update
25 SEP 2017 New federal anti-corruption watch dog under consideration
A Parliamentary Committee has released its report following an inquiry into whether a national integrity commission should be established to better combat...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 ECJ confirms when a move from sole control to joint control constitutes a concentration
Teerag Asdag AG ("TA") (part of a road-building construction group), is the sole owner of a plant which manufactures asphalt used in road construction....
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 What excessive pricing looks like - ECJ clarifies the legal test
The ruling followed appeals relating to a 2013 decision of the Latvian Competition Council ("LCC") against the Latvian collecting society AKKA/LAA which...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 European Commission publishes a summary of responses to proposed EUMR reforms
By way of background, the Commission has for some time been considering how to simplify and improve the EUMR since its adoption. It adopted a Simplification...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 European Commission approves German rescue aid for Air Berlin as rivals prepare for its collapse
The Commission considers rescue and restructuring aid to be among the most distortive types of State aid, which it only grants to companies once all other...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 Curfew, suspended sentence and director disqualification for UK construction cartelist
Mr Cooper is only the fifth individual to be sentenced for committing the cartel offence under section 188 of the Enterprise Act 2002 in the 14 years the...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 ECJ refers €1.06 billion Intel case back to the General Court
In its judgment (available here), the ECJ held that the General Court had erred in failing to take into consideration Intel's submissions in relation to...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 Scooter supplier learns that ignoring CMA warning letters can be hazardous to your immunity
The CMA's decision was issued in connection with its on-going investigation into potential infringements of competition law in relation to the supply of...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 CMA shows its market investigation enforcement teeth
By way of background, in 2016 the CMA completed its market investigation into the supply of personal current accounts, SME business current accounts and...
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INSUrance Alert
21 SEP 2017 New restrictions on enforcing ipso facto clauses under insurance contracts
Reforms were passed to protect corporations in financial difficulties by making 'ipso facto' clauses under insurance contracts unenforceable during certain...
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competition newsletter
21 SEP 2017 The new thresholds in Italian merger control
What were the previous thresholds? Prior to these changes, a concentration had to be notified to the Italian Competition Authority ("ICA") if two cumulative...
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Media REform Update
20 SEP 2017 Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting Reform) Bill 2017 and Commercial Broadcasting (Tax) Bills 2017
Significant changes will be made to media regulation in Australia, with passage through the Senate of Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Broadcasting...
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NAVIGATING SAFE HARBOUR
19 SEP 2017 Safe Harbour - the next wave of class action warfare?
Australia is second only to the United States for shareholder litigation. The introduction of Safe Harbour legislation is to be welcomed. However, unless...
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Energy & Resources Alert
19 SEP 2017 Land Court reviews landholder compensation for activities under Petroleum Lease
A review in compensation payable to landholders for activities authorised under a Petroleum Lease where there was a material change in circumstances was...
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commonwealth alert
19 SEP 2017 Contractual rights to terminate for insolvency may be unenforceable
Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No.2) Act 2017 (Cth) amends the Corporations Act to limit the ability to terminate contracts for insolvency...
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Utilities briefing
19 SEP 2017 Outcome of the second UK CfD allocation round
The outcome of the second Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round was announced on 11 September 2017. The allocation round has produced unprecedented...
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pensions update
18 SEP 2017 Pensions legal update
To help you keep up-to-date with pensions law issues affecting both employers and trustees, below is a list of what we see as key issues. IBM v Dalgleish...
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NATIVE TITLE ALERT
18 SEP 2017 New dynamism in New South Wales Indigenous Land Law: Land users take note
New dynamism in New South Wales Indigenous Land law: Land users take note. Recent developments in native title and other Indigenous land law issues in...
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ASHURST UPDATE
14 SEP 2017 Whistleblowers reap the (reform) bounty
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services tabled its report into whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and...
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international arbitration update
13 SEP 2017 Advocacy in international arbitration: how to avoid cultural traps for the unwary
In this article, Partner Matthew Saunders focuses on what an advocate and her or his team can usefully do to ensure that that relevant differences of approach...
