Miller's Austrian Competition and Consumer Law Annotated 48th ed

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Miller's Australian Competition and Consumer Law Annotated has established itself as the essential resource on the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, described by former ACCC Chair, Rod Sims AO, as the indispensable guide to competition and consumer law.

The 48th edition contains the new merger law – a legislative labyrinth of new provisions explained in over 70 new or updated annotations. It also contains over 200 other annotation updates including over 40 High Court, Federal Court and State Court of Appeal decisions.

Other highlights include:

• Authorisations – 30 new ACCC decisions
• Bid rigging – unsuccessful appeal on attempt in Delta Automation
• Cartels – Federal Court appeal decision in Bluescope; partial ACCC success in Qteq; consideration of competition test
• Consumer protection – latest State appeals court decisions – Birch (NSW),  Caterjian (NSW), Davis (Qld), Shearer (Qld)
• Consumer standards – Fewstone, the latest contravention decision
• Contempt – Ultra Tune on contempt for non-compliance with consumer protection orders
• Crown immunity – Full Federal Court appeal decision on another NSW Port challenge in Mayfield
• Damages – discussion of US approach to pass through in Wisbey
• High Court decisions – Hutchinson on the nature of an understanding and Bed Bath ‘N’ Table on differences between ACL s 18 and trademark infringement 
• Mergers – summaries of the first ACCC decisions under the new notification regime 
• Misleading conduct – $18 million penalty in Telstra for misleading internet speed representations
• Misuse of market power – monumental decisions in Google and Apple
• Unconscionable conduct – $100 million penalty in Optus; unsuccessful dealer appeal in Mercedes-Benz; $12 million penalty in BUPA