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Principals, contractors, and other building industry participants should take the opportunity in early 2023 to review contracts and procurement practices, specifically with respect to...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is back in familiar territory - investigating Transurban Group’s plans to sink its teeth further into the country’s tollroads. 

Principals contractors and other building industry participants should review contracts and procurement practices specifically time bars in standard form contracts. Enforceability of time bar clause and autonomy of parties to agree to terms corroded by changes to legislation

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday confiscated over a thousand sacks of counterfeit branded wheat flour following a raid of several warehouses in Manila and Quezon City. NBI agents conducted the raid in Sampaloc, Manila and Novaliches, Quezon City based on a search warrant issued by Manila Regional…

Every year on March 15, the world observes World Consumer Rights Day to increase awareness of consumer concerns and rights. Governments all throughout the world raise awareness of consumer demands and rights on this day.

Australian Government recently enacted Privacy Legislation Amendment, which expanded extraterritorial application of Privacy Act, increased penalty for serious or repeated interference with privacy, and expanded powers of Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Qantas Airways and Jetstar Airways have been granted authorisation by Australia’s competition watchdog, the ACCC, for the continued coordination of tw...

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Smuggled fake cigarettes valued at about P4 million were seized from a Chinese national in an entrapment operation Barangay Del Remedios in San Pablo City, Laguna, on Wednesday, March 1. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspect as Xinglong Zhang, 34. Xin

DTI logo The Department of Trade and Industry–Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) issued a total of 40,855 licenses, permits, authorities, and accreditation in 2022, reflecting a 10 percent higher than the processed applications and issued permits in 2021 and 2020. The agency attribu

Foreign direct investment (FDI) accounted for $36.6 billion of investments in Australia in 2021. With prominent levels of M&A activity, private equity and investment funds are...