Maddocks on the Mic

In our latest episode of Watchdog, join Partner and series host, Shaun Temby, and Special Counsel, Christopher Marsh, as they discuss the ACCC’s product safety priorities for the new financial year and how this will impact various industries, including online marketplaces.  For those interested in the topic, we have also produced a Product Recall Guide, which covers key topics essential for busine...

This week, our Day One podcast series hosts Sophie Edgar and Sam Ejtemai sit down with Maddocks Sector Leader for Consumer Markets, Greg Hipwell. Greg delivers insights on advising the popular Australian SPF-based skincare brand, Ultra Violette, and their new partnership with US equity firm Aria Growth Partners. He also shares his career advice for junior lawyers, including tips for working closel...

In our latest episode of the Watchdog Podcast join Maddocks Partner and series host, Shaun Temby, together with, Elizabeth Ireland (Maddocks Head of Trade Marks) and Natasha Faigenbaum (Senior Associate), as they delve into the legal dispute between Invisalign and SmileDirectClub, focusing on issues of misleading and deceptive conduct in comparative advertising.   In this episode, we discuss: 1.  ...

Sophie Edgar and Sam Ejtemai have returned to the mic for another season of Day One. In this episode, they give a rundown of key dates for the Maddocks Clerkship Program in 2024, rehash some unmissable episodes from last season for legal students who are keen or curious about a career in law, and preview some exciting conversations lined up for upcoming episodes in the series. For more information...

In our latest episode of Watchdog, join Partner and series host, Shaun Temby, as he dives into the recent ACCC prosecution of Qantas, in what’s become known as the ‘Ghost flights’ litigation. In this episode, Shaun discusses the use of fine print disclaimers to qualify a strong primary message and the pitfalls businesses can face, whether the penalty negotiated between Qantas and the ACCC was adeq...

In our latest episode of the Watchdog Podcast, Partner and series host Shaun Temby and Special Counsel, Christopher Marsh discuss the product recall regime in Australia and the process surrounding both mandatory and voluntary recalls. Our Product Recall Guide covers key topics essential for businesses operating in Australia, including what constitutes a product recall, preparing for such an event...

Online floral and gift retailer, Bloomex, has recently been fined $1 million following an ACCC investigation. In this episode, regular Watchdog host, Shaun Temby shares key insights into Bloomex’s deceptive and misleading conduct. Want to know more? Read our latest article , where Maddocks Partner, Shaun Temby and Maddocks Graduate Lawyer, Grace Carroll, take a deep dive into these proceedings and...

The Watchdog podcast is back for another year with series host and Maddocks Partner Shaun Temby . In this episode, Shaun recaps our Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) 2023 in Review publication, which provides highlights from key developments and major cases during 2023, and what is next in competition and consumer law. We unpack topics including consumer protection, mergers unf...

To close off an incredible season of the Day One podcast for 2023, our hosts and Maddocks lawyers Sam Ejtemai and Sophie Edgar answer burning questions from our listeners and lend their best advice to all students and prospective clerks commencing their careers in law. Our season hosts are also joined by Maddocks Partner Shaun Temby, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, to discuss his career spann...

Maddocks on the Mic host Shaun Temby and Maddocks Special Counsel Christopher Marsh are back for Part 2 of the ESG and greenwashing series on the Watchdog series podcast. Following their discussion about the ACCC's recently published draft guidelines greenwashing and ESG claims, this week, the duo sat down to discuss how these claims are going to be enforced, together with the ACCC’s current (...

Watchdog series host and Maddocks Partner Shaun Temby returns with Special Counsel Christopher Marsh to discuss the ACCC’s recently published draft guidance on environmental and sustainability claims. For more information on Maddocks - The modern Australian law firm, visit  ⁠maddocks.com.au⁠ Head over to our website to contact and learn more about Partner and Podcast Host  ⁠Shaun Temby⁠  and Speci...

Back by popular demand, a new Day One podcast episode is here. Lawyers and series hosts, Sam Ejtemai and Sophie Edgar talk about diversity & inclusion at Maddocks, employee resource groups, and flexible work policies - some topics our clerkship applicants have been curious to hear more about. In this episode, you'll also hear from Senior Associate Tamsin Webster who dives into Maddocks&#39...

With our Clerkship application process now underway in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne, our Maddocks on the Mic Day One podcast returns — this week, hosts Sam Ejtemai and Sophie Edgar break down the Melbourne clerkship program for eager students anticipating day one at Maddocks, to get them a better sense of what to expect during the process. Our hosts are also joined by guest speakers and Maddocks...

How do you network confidently, authentically and effectively as a law student or junior lawyer? Our Day One series hosts Sam Ejtemai and Sophie Edgar share their tips and personal experiences relating to networking during university clerkship events, the application process, and as a junior lawyer in the latest episode of the podcast. In this episode, listeners will also hear from Maddocks Partne...

Watchdog series host and Maddocks Partner Shaun Temby swaps mics with Special Counsel Christopher Marsh this week for the latest Maddocks on the Mic podcast. Our two commercial law specialists discuss the recent calls by the ACCC for reforms to Australia's merger laws. Join them as they unpack several major changes proposed by ACCC, including introducing a mandatory notification process for ce...

In the latest instalment of the Day One Podcast series, we are joined by two pivotal people you will encounter during our Clerkship & Graduate program application process - Samuel Jurd and Monica Barrett run the Clerkship & Graduate programs across Melbourne and Sydney at Maddocks. In this episode, you'll hear our series hosts Sam and Sophie ask our insiders about what they really look...

This week, our Day One podcast series hosts Sophie Edgar and Sam Ejtemai sit down and get real with Maddocks CEO David Newman. In this episode, you'll hear Dave talk about his career journey leading up to becoming the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian modern law firm, be asked about his strategy for the firm during a global pandemic - and some key takeaways for anyone looking to make t...

The Day One podcast series is back for 2023! Lawyers Sam Ejtemai and Sophie Edgar have taken over as hosts this season — discussing all things clerkship and commercial law related, as well as asking all the questions they wish they had the answers to when going through the clerkship process. In their first episode for 2023, Sam and Sophie discuss how they ended up at Maddocks, their experiences as...

In this week's episode of the Watchdog Podcast series, listeners will hear from returning guest Maddocks Special Counsel Christopher Marsh and podcast series host Shaun Temby as they discuss the recently dismissed appeals from both Mazda and the ACCC. Recent Federal Court cases have clarified that conduct doesn’t need to be morally offensive to be unconscionable. The Mazda decision is the firs...

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-y...

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 i...

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...

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. They discuss key themes and messages from the ACCC's 22/23 enforcement and priorities, including exclusive arrangements by firms with market power that impact competition. For more...

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. For more information about Maddocks and our expertise,...

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...