By Dr Mark Berry1   I. Introduction Cartel cases under Part 2 of the Commerce Act 1986 (NZ) (“the Act”)2 have, not surprisingly, dominated the restrictive trade practices enforcement landscape…

By Jacqueline Downes, Melissa Camp and Bella Cameron1   I. Introduction This piece builds on our previous articles2 covering the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) examination of developments in…

By Francesco Naismith & Baethan Mullen1   Market studies have recently risen to prominence in Australia’s competition policy. Reviews of energy markets, financial services, insurance, agriculture, Murray Darling water markets,…

By Jacqueline Downes & Melissa Camp1   I. Introduction This piece builds on our previous articles2 covering the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (“ACCC”) examination of developments in digital platforms…

By Christine Ryu-Naya, Jane Antonio & Santos Leyva Rubio2   A stellar panel of competition experts from around the world gathered to debate the relationship between competition enforcement and regulation…

By Jacqueline Downes, Felicity McMahon, William Georgiou & Melissa Camp1   I. Introduction This piece builds on our previous article2 covering the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (“ACCC”) examination of…

By Rhonda L. Smith & Deborah Healey1   Like many other jurisdictions, Australia is reviewing its approach to assessing mergers, particularly in the context of the digital environment. Merger notification…

By Alicia Murray1   In New Zealand, the prohibition on unilateral conduct (Section 36 of the Commerce Act 1986 (“Commerce Act”)) requires the taking advantage of market power for an…