In December 2016
an Australian Federal Court decision decided Woolworths» Mind the Gap program was not unconscionable.
Not exact matches
The public benefit test was recently considered, albeit not in a media merger context, by the Full
Federal Court in ACCC v
Australian Competition Tribunal [2017] FCAFC 150 (Tabcorp) where the
Court applied a broad concept of public benefit consistent with the Fairfax
decision in New Zealand:
The
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not appeal the
Federal Court decision which dismissed its claim that Woolworths had engaged in unconscionable conduct through its «Mind the Gap» scheme.
The Full
Federal Court (comprising Justice Besanko, Justice Perram and Justice Robertson) handed down its judgment on the appeals by ACCC and Crownbet against the
decision of the
Australian Competition Tribunal in relation to the Tatts / Tabcorp merger authorisation.
The ACCC has applied to the
Federal Court for a judicial review of the
Australian Competition Tribunal's recent Tabcorp / Tatts merger authorisation
decision.
The
Federal Court Registry lists the ACCC and Crownbet appeals against the
decision of the
Australian Competition Tribunal for judgment at 2:15 pm today.
The ACCC today filed a Notice of Appeal from the
Federal Court's
decision dismissing the ACCC's proceedings against the
Australian Egg Corporation Ltd and others, which commenced in May 2014.
The Full
Federal Court today handed down its
decision in relation to
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's appeal against the judgment in ACCC v Lux Distributors Pty Ltd..
«The
Federal Court's
decision reinforces that foreign based businesses selling goods and / or services to
Australian consumers can be subject to
Australian Consumer Law obligations, including the consumer guarantees,» said ACCC Chairman, Rod Sim.
Michael Kennedy, HSI / Australia director, said: «If the Japanese Government sanctions whaling in Antarctic waters by Kyodo again this year, as we fear it will, and Kyodo continues to ignore the 2008 injunction and the
decision of the
Federal Court, it is critical that the
Australian Government raises this issue with the Japanese Government in the most forceful way possible.»
The ACCC has applied to the
Federal Court for a judicial review of the
Australian Competition Tribunal's recent Tabcorp / Tatts merger authorisation
decision.
The
Federal Court yesterday upheld the ACCC's application for Judicial Review, setting aside the
decision of the
Australian Competition Tribunal on 22 June 2017 to authorise the proposed merger between Tabcorp at Tatts.