Patrick Cordwell

Apr 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Thomas Jones |Pauline Kuipers |Peter Willis |Maria Karpathakis |Reshmi Rampersad |Tenisha Cramer | +2 more

In this article, members of our international competition team share their insights on competition authorities’ investigations into both anticompetitive conduct and consumer harms. We focus on the investigation trends of the European Commission (EC), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).

Feb 14, 2024 | lexology.com | Thomas Jones |Matthew Bovaird |Patrick Cordwell

With cost of living pressures remaining a hot-button issue, the Federal Government has responded by directing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to launch an inquiry into pricing practices and competition in the supermarket sector (ACCC Inquiry). This is latest in a string of reviews into the sector, including an inquiry initiated by the Senate, and a separate review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct under the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA).

Jan 17, 2024 | lexology.com | Thomas Jones |Matthew Bovaird |Patrick Cordwell |Dylan McGirr

The advent of applications like Open AI’s ChatGPT and Dall-E has generated lots of discussion and debate about the broad impacts that artificial intelligence (AI) will have on societies and economies. An important aspect of that is whether the current regulatory ‘toolkit’ is sufficient to regulate generative AI. AI presents many appealing economic features that promise to advance the wellbeing of consumers. Its use could improve information flows and facilitate more transparent, efficient markets.

Aug 30, 2023 | mondaq.com | Matthew Bovaird |Patrick Cordwell |Thomas Jones |Dylan McGirr

In May 2021, we published a short article noting that civil proceedings had been commenced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") against Delta Building Automation Ltd ("Delta") for alleged contraventions of the cartel conduct prohibition.

Aug 7, 2023 | mondaq.com | Patrick Cordwell |Thomas Jones |Jonathan Kao |Tenisha Burslem Rotheroe

Competition law plays a crucial role in regulating market behaviour and ensuring a level playing field for businesses in the global marketplace. Because of the frequency with which transactions may involve mergers, acquisitions, collaborations, or anti-competitive practices that affect multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, it is particularly important to consider the similarities, and also the differences, between competition law and policy frameworks across geographies.