The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from, and instituted proceedings on 26 November 2020 against, Telstra Corporation Ltd (Telstra) concerning allegations of unconscionable conduct involving the sale of post-paid mobile products to Indigenous Australian consumers in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Tyco Australia Group Pty Ltd, trading as ADT Security (ADT) following concerns raised by the ACCC.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Back In Motion Physiotherapy Pty Ltd (Back In Motion), in relation to certain terms in its standard form franchise agreement that may be unfair within the meaning of section 24 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). Back In Motion is a franchisor with a network of franchisees who provide physiotherapy and related services in Australia and New Zealand.
On 10 September 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced it had accepted an undertaking (the Mylan/Upjohn Undertaking) given by Mylan N.V. and its subsidiary Alphapharm Pty Ltd and Upjohn Inc. and its subsidiary Upjohn Australia Pty Ltd pursuant to s 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) in connection with Mylan N.V’s proposed combination with a new entity (Viatris) comprised of Pfizer’s Upjohn Inc. division, including Greenstone LLC (the Proposed Transaction). To support the Mylan/Upjohn Undertaking, the ACCC announced it had also accepted an undertaking given by Pfizer Inc. and Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd pursuant to s 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) in connection with the Proposed Transaction.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Chrisco Hampers Australia Limited (Chrisco) in relation to sections 18, 23, 24, and 29(1)(d) of the Australian Consumer Law.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Medibank Private Limited (Medibank) in relation to contraventions of sections 18 and 29(1)(m) of the Australian Consumer Law.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Himanshu Bist, Director of Get Gizmo Pty Ltd (Get Gizmo), in relation to contraventions of the unsolicited consumer agreement provisions of the Australian Consumer Law.
On 9 July 2020, the ACCC announced it had accepted an undertaking (the Undertaking) from Elanco Animal Health Incorporated and its subsidiary Elanco Australasia Pty Ltd pursuant to s 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) in connection with Elanco Animal Health Incorporated’s proposal to acquire Bayer AG’s animal health business (the Proposed Acquisition).
