The Competitive Edge

Partner Louise Klamka reads the contrails on the airline sector, including the ACCC's case against Qantas and its rejection of Qantas's acquisition of Alliance, the Government's Aviation White Paper, the Senate Inquiry into Bilateral Air Service Agreements and the need to look closely at the role airports play in aviation competition. Plus competition vs climate in the Brookfield/MidOcean acquisition of Origin Energy, taxes and treason in the High Court's electric vehicle ruling, A.I. fought the law and nobody won, and quixotic projects with the International Competition Network in Barcelona. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.   G+T on the ACCC's authorisation of the Origin acquisition The High Court takes on electric vehicle charging in Vanderstock v Victoria "Heart on my Sleeve" by Drake A.I. The NO FAKES Act, smh Pras Michel's motion for a new trial The Select Committee on Commonwealth Bilateral Air Service Agreements The role of courts in antitrust law at the ICN Conference in Barcelona Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NYU antitrust legend Eleanor Fox joins us to discuss the evolving nature of antitrust; the tensions between agencies, lawmakers and courts; and convergence and divergence between competition law jurisdictions. Plus negotiating AI in Brussels and Hollywood, a clearer picture of the FTC's case against Amazon's "Project Nessie", and late changes to the High Court's starting seven. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.   Summary of the WGA agreement with studios and EU Parliament's version of the A.I. Act The Simpsons imagines a world without lawyers Peter Waters on A.I. in Europe, in Big Tech, in Domestic Work, in the Supply Chain and in Pricing Algorithms The Verge on additional details about Project Nessie Prof Eleanor M. Fox on just about everything Appointments to the High Court of Australia Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Partners Elizabeth Avery and Louisa Klamka return from the International Antitrust Forum in the home counties with all the latest on competition practice and enforcement around the world. Regulators are embracing novel theories of harm, but what do the courts think? All will be revealed – to the extent permitted by the Chatham House Rule. Plus the Matildas make the anti-siphoning list, the ACCC tells Transurban to take the rat run, Microsoft nears the end credits in its quest for Activision, and the FTC takes another stab at its white whale, or lake monster.  All this and economic dynamism with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. Harry and Sally on the singing machine Matildas on the anti-siphoning list release and notice G+T on the ACCC's decision to oppose Transurban/EastLink A timeline of the Microsoft/Activision merger from The Verge FTC v Amazon release and complaint Productivity Commission and Grattan Institute reports on concentration New Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood on MLex and Economics Explored Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Partner Jeremy Jose brings us up to date on the rolling boil that is gas market regulation in Australia. What's the latest on the gas trigger, the price cap and the mandatory code of conduct, and how is this helping us towards net-zero? Plus consumer protection and the Women's World Cup, record penalties for the ACCC with more on the runway, more to the Triple Threat than meets the eye, a new kind of competition policy review and all the news on unfair trading practices and contract terms. All this and one or two Simpsons references with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. Robert B. Reich and Hugh Jackman on The Simpsons The National Anti-Scam Centre and Moya on the Matildas The Hons Drs Jim Chalmers and Andrew Leigh on the new Competition Taskforce All the Matildas' goals in the World Cup, because why not G+T on the record consumer law penalties against Phoenix ACCC on its action against Qantas Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb's speech on the ACCC's role in gas markets Treasury's consultation on unfair trading practices Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Human Rights Commissioner Prof Ed Santow of the UTS Human Technology Institute joins G+T's Simon Burns, Andrew Hii and Jen Bradley to discuss A.I. governance and ethics, sexy powerpoints and The Simpsons. Plus the Microsoft/Activision merger levels up, the ACCC grapples with greenwashing, the Tower of Babel is looking kind of shaky, and what's the deal with Secure-a-Spot not securing a spot? All this and Go The Matildas! with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein of The Competitive Edge podcast.   Links in the shownotes: The Verge has the latest on Microsoft/Activision, except for these sketches from the District Court ACCC interim authorisation for collaboration in the transition to renewable electricity G+T on the ACCC's draft greenwashing guidelines G+T on A.I. and the Tower of Babel ACCC v Secure Parking alleging misleading claims about "Secure-a-Spot" service Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Collaboration or Collusion? Partner Elizabeth Avery and lawyer Radha Rathi run the ruler over agreements between rivals for sustainability goals, as authorities around the world weigh the competitive landscape against the actual one. Plus traffic lights for toll roads, the sound of mergers, dark patterns in the FTC's case against Amazon, a Marxist critique of artificial intelligence, and fusion cells or hit squads take down investment scams … All this and a looming World Cup with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein   ACCC on Transurban's acquisitions of WestConnex and EastLink Get your NSW toll road data at nswtollroaddata.com Cece Bell on her graphic novel El Deafo, now a series on Apple TV+ Read the FTC's dark patterns complaint against Amazon New York Magazine/The Verge, Inside the AI Factory/AI is a Lot of Work Aleks Wansbrough, What would Marx make of ChatGPT? Elizabeth Avery and Radha Rathi on Competitor Collaborations for Environmental Goals Greek and Dutch competition authorities on competition law and sustainability agreements ACCC and ASIC on the National Anti-Scam Centre's first fusion cell Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Climate change and sustainability partner Ilona Millar takes us through the new obligations and imperatives facing many businesses to address their environmental impacts -- individually or through industry collaborations. Plus the ACCC solves a cashflow problem in the Prosegur/Armaguard authorisation, the global golf merger gets into the rough, fresh legs on the field of competition and regulation field. All this and more sports references with with co-hosts Moya Dodd AO and Matt Rubinstein NST.     ACCC authorises the Prosegur/Armaguard merger Is that a Goulburn Valley canned deciduous fruit snack? Vox's interview with Tim Wu on the LIV Golf/PGA situation The OAIC's FOI disclosure log Ceremonial Sitting of the Full Federal Court to welcome Chief Justice Mortimer Ilona Millar and the team on the Safeguard Mechanism ACCC response to FOI Request 100067/2022-2023 on documents relating to the proposed changes to Australia's merger laws Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US DOJ economist Dr Brian Clark joins us to talk about equity and antitrust, labor and monopsony markets, and what Stephen King has in common with poultry processors. Plus the latest on Microsoft's Activision acquisition from the CMA, DG COMP, the FTC and the ACCC, Woolworths' Karabar carry-on, Justice French's arsonist bounces into life, and lawyers learn the limits of large language models.   Tim Lapetino's The Art of Atari EVP Margrethe Vestager on behavioural remedies and Microsoft ACCC v Woolworths and Karabar I and II ABC News on jumping castle arson attacks Katharine Kemp, "The Case Against French J's Arsonist" (2015) 43 ABLR 228 DC District Court opinion re Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster CNBC on name, image and likeness rights and women's college sports ChatGPT on whether a lawyer should use ChatGPT for legal citations Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Springtime in Washington: G+T lawyer Anna Belgiorno-Nettis spoke at the world's largest antitrust meeting and now reports back on equity and fairness in competition law, how the major antitrust jurisdictions are getting things done, and how Australia stacks up. Plus the world's friendliest conference and the Chatham House rule, the latest on digital platforms, including the UK's DMU and DMCC and the EU's DMA and DSA, and the godfathers of artificial intelligence and stupidity … All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein "Springtime in Washington" (1971) by Alma Woodsey Thomas ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb and Commissioner Liza Carver at the Hodgekiss Competition Law Conference The Chatham House Rule (official) and the Cider House Rules (wrongly reported by ChatGPT) Writers Guild of America demands and counters ACCC DPSI Interim Report No. 6 on social media services The UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill MLex on designations under the European Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act G+T on Artificial Intelligence and misinformation Vox on chatbots from Eliza to ChatGPT Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special Counsel Sarah Lynch brings us all sorts of reports on ports, as NSW Ports scores a win against the ACCC and critical infrastructure and privatisation remain in the crosshairs for regulators and enforcers. Plus the ACCC's plans to overhaul merger approvals and turn back the Qantas acquisition of Alliance; the new Stanford AI Index and our own index of Als and Alis; severed Viking heads and Norse poetry. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein G+T on the ACCC's proposed reforms to Australia's merger control regime ACCC on its opposition to Qantas's acquisition of Alliance Aviation Services Arsenal ft Steph Catley forced to alight from burning plane An actual first draft of Yellowjackets Macquarie Dictionary's words of the year for 2022 G+T's Peter Waters on the Stanford Al Index Report Part 1 and Part 2 ACCC v NSW Ports First Instance and Appeal G+T on the new NSW Government's Infrastructure Red Book Women's World Cup ticketing kerfuffles then and now The Skaldic Project's big list of kennings and list of big kennings Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.