COMPETITION & TRADE PRACTICES

Services

Access to Services

• Applications for declarations that services be declared essential services
• Access to essential services.

Restrictive Trade Practices

• Mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
• Authorisation applications
• Compliance programs and education
• Competition policy
• Anti-competitive arrangements
• Price fixing claims
• Secondary boycotts
• Misuse of market power
• Exclusive dealing claims
• Resale price maintenance.

Unconscionable Conduct

We assist clients in respect of claims alleging:

• Unconscionability in respect of business dealings
• Contracts are unfair.

Consumer Protection

We have experience in advising and assisting clients in their dealings with consumers, suppliers, competitors, contractors and employees in respect of potentially:

• Misleading or deceptive conduct
• False representations.

Product Liability

We have considerable expertise in assisting clients with product safety issues, including product recalls, risk management and defence of product liability actions.

Compliance Programs

Preparation, implementation, and audit of compliance programs designed to create and maintain a trade practices compliance culture. Where necessary, we have worked with the ACCC to create programs which meet with their approval. The firm's commitment to best practice in trade practices compliance is evidenced by its membership of the Australian Compliance Institute.

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