Ross Zaurrini is a partner in the competition and consumer protection group in the Sydney office. Ross has extensive experience in advising on competition and consumer law issues, with particular expertise in litigation and investigations involving the ACCC. He regularly advises both domestic and international clients, across various industries, on their rights and obligations under the Australian Competition and Consumer Act. In particular, Ross advises on commercial arrangements which may raise price fixing, misuse of market power or other anti-competitive conduct concerns. Ross also advises clients on seeking informal clearance from the ACCC for proposed transactions and collaborative arrangements and on compliance with the Australian Consumer Law.
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What you need to know In a rare Federal Court proceeding involving alleged misuse of market power, the Federal Court held that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) failed to establish that Ramsay Health Care (Ramsay) had in fact engaged in the anti-competitive conduct (...)
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What you need to know This is the first prosecution under Australia’s criminal cartel provisions since their introduction in 2009. In a landmark decision, the global Japanese shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) has been fined A$25 million for its involvement in "deliberate, (...)
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In December 2016, the High Court published its decision in the ACCC’s proceedings against Flight Centre. In short, Flight Centre was found to have been “in competition” with the airlines for whom it was agent, in selling their fares. In this context, an attempt by Flight Centre to reach an (...)
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On 25 February 2015, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) against Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd (Pfizer) alleging misuse of market power regarding its strategy in the lead up to the expiry of its patent over (...)
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