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Cartel compensation – a consumer perspective

Cartel conduct has been described as a “cancer on our economy” and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has had success pursuing penal relief, but generally consumers have not been compensated for its effects. This article examines some of the challenges facing claimants and proposes solutions to them in terms of what the law does or should support from a consumer perspective.

Read this paper published by Ian Wylie on Cartel compensation – excerpt from (2011) 39 Australian Business Law Review 177

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