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Get the scoop – ACCC launches action against Peters Ice Cream

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By: Emma Macfarlane

23 November 2020

In what is shaping up to be an icy affair, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (‘ACCC’) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Australasian Food Group Pty Ltd, trading as Peters Ice Cream (‘Peters’), alleging it froze out its competitors. Over a cool five years, from November 2014 through to December 2019, the…

Changes to the definition of ‘consumer’ under Australian Consumer Law are coming

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By: Emma Macfarlane

19 October 2020

From 1 July 2021, the definition of ‘consumer’ under Australian Consumer Law will change with the monetary threshold increasing from $40,000 to $100,000.