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ACCC loses High Court appeal over anti-competitive behaviour in $600 million project

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The ACCC alleged there was anti-competitive behaviour between the CFMEU and a builder on a $600 million project in Brisbane after a subcontractor's contract was terminated. The High Court disagreed.

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ACCC Loses Appeal Against Builder and Union, Over $1 Million in Fines Withdrawn

The Australian High Court has overturned convictions against both a construction firm and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) for breaching the Competition and Consumer Act after the firm cancelled a waterproofing contract in response to the union’s threat of industrial action. In 2016, building company J. Hutchinson was the head contractor on a construction project in Queensland known as Southpoint A. It subcontracte…

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ACCC loses High Court appeal over anti-competitive behaviour in $600 million project

The ACCC alleged there was anti-competitive behaviour between the CFMEU and a builder on a $600 million project in Brisbane after a subcontractor's contract was terminated. The High Court disagreed.

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Australian National Review - ACCC Loses Appeal Against Builder and Union, Over $1 Million in Fines Withdrawn

Builders J Hutchinson and the CFMEU were fined after a contract was terminated following a threat from the union but the High Court has quashed the convictions. The Australian High Court has overturned convictions against both a construction firm and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) for breaching the Competition and Consumer Act after the firm cancelled a waterproofing contract in response to the union’s threat of…

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ACCC suffers defeat in long-running construction sector boycott case

Australia’s High Court has thrown out a rare boycott case brought by the country’s competition watchdog, ruling that a threat followed by compliance is not enough to prove an unlawful arrangement.

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ACCC loses High Court appeal in CFMEU boycott case

Save (0) Please login to bookmarkClose Username or Email Address Password Remember Me In a loss for the ACCC, the High Court has found builder J Hutchinson did not arrive at an anti-competitive understanding with the CFMEU merely by yielding to a threat of industrial action. Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.Already a subscriber? Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Lost your password? T…

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