In this episode of the Watchdog Podcast series, privacy expert and Partner Sonia Sharma returns to the mic with series host and Partner Shaun Temby to talk about Digital ecosystems, anti-competitive conduct and dark patterns.

Since the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a recent report on the expanding ecosystems of digital platform service providers as part of its five-year Digital Platform Services Inquiry, Shaun and Sonia discuss some of the strategies available to digital platforms to “lock-in” consumers, including bundling, self-preferencing and pre-installation,  all of which have attracted the ACCC's attention.

More information on Partner Shaun Temby here. More information on Partner Sonia Sharma here.

Here's a link to the ACCC's report: Expanding digital platform ecosystems to be examined by ACCC

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Maddocks Partner and series host Shaun Temby sits down with Special Counsel Christopher Marsh to discuss the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s proceedings against Retail Food Group (RFG), which settled in late 2022. 

After initial media reports in 2019 about RFG’s questionable conduct in relation to the management of franchisees’ funds (and other allegations), the ACCC investigated the conduct and commenced court proceedings against RFG in 2020.

Given that news of the settlement may have been a surprise to those following this high profile case, Shaun and Chris discuss some key takeaways for both consumers and franchisers in this space. 

Read our ACCC 2022 Year in Review, available on our website. 

More information on Partner Shaun Temby here.

In this exclusive episode of the Watchdog Podcast Season 3 and kicking off 2023, Maddocks Partner and series host Shaun Temby sits down with Partner Sonia Sharma to discuss the recent outcome of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)'s case against Google and how this may impact the ACCC’s priorities for the upcoming year.

Sonia has wide-ranging experience advising on technology, cyber, telecommunication and general commercial matters. She specialises in cyber and data resilience advice with particular experience conducting privacy impact assessments and providing privacy advice on new cutting edge technologies.

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In the final episode of season 2 of the Watchdog podcast, Maddocks partner and series host Shaun Temby sits down with special counsel Chris Marsh to discuss the year so far for cartel conduct and misuse of market power.

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In this episode, series host Shaun Temby is joined by Maddocks Partner Greg Hipwell, and Consultant Fiona Wallwork about the year so far for retail and franchising. In this episode, you'll hear them discuss key themes and messages from the ACCC in 2022, including empowering consumers and improving industry compliance with consumer guarantees.

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In this episode, series host Shaun Temby is joined by Commpete Chairperson, Michelle Lim and Maddocks Partner and Technology Sector Leader Brendan Coady. They discuss the telecommunications industry through a regulatory lens, covering market share in the mobile sector, the Telstra-TPG transaction and how the ongoing changes and new regulations from Government and regulators will continue to impact telecommunications companies into the future.

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This week on the Maddocks Watchdog podcast series, we take a closer look at the energy sector with Maddocks Partner Peter Limbers and Special Counsel Richard Robinson. Peter is a leading Australian energy sector lawyer with more than 20 years of experience, and Richard is an experienced competition and economic regulation lawyer — together with podcast host and Partner Shaun Temby, they discuss key themes and messages from the ACCC's 2022/23 enforcement and priorities on energy.

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This week on the Watchdog podcast series, Maddocks Partner Aaron Kloczko and Special Counsel Francine Kinkade join host Shaun Temby to discuss the year so far for the healthcare sector. In this episode, you'll hear them discuss consumer and fair trading issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, competition issues in global and domestic supply chains, and other key themes from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) enforcement and priorities for 2022-2023.

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Scammers are becoming more sophisticated — in this episode, you’ll hear from Partner Shaun Temby and Special Counsel Christopher Marsh as they discuss how the ACCC has made it clear that scam awareness is critical to the management of losses. We have no doubt this field will remain a strong focus for the ACCC this year and beyond.

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In the episode, listeners will hear from Partners Shaun Temby, Sonia Sharma and lawyer Tara Dhanushkoti as they discuss the year so far for technology, and digital platforms. Listeners will hear from our experts about some of the ACCC’s key themes and messages from the 2022 and we will discuss how it has performed against its priorities and enforcements.

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