
AUSTRALIA NEWS
ACCC says no to Hinderance of Ice Cream Competition
On 20 November 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") announced that it had instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Peters Ice Cream ("Peters"). Between November 2014 and December 2019, Peters was allegedly engaged in conduct...
London Stock Exchange Group’s Acquisition of Refinitive Not Opposed
On 1 October 2020, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) announced that it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Refinitiv Parent Limited (“Refinitiv”) by the London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”). LSEG and Refinitiv are global...
Australia secures fuel supply during COVID-19
The Australian Competition and Commission ("ACCC") grants authorisation (which will come into force on 2 October 2020) to the Australian Institute of Petroluem ("AIP") and other oil refiners to continue cooperating on measures to secure fuel supplies during the...