HWL Ebsworth Trade Practices Law Group: Introducing Richard Westmoreland

With the appointment of Richard Westmoreland, HWL Ebsworth continues to cement its growth in size and expertise by appointing a partner practising purely in trade practices law.

As the changes to the Trade Practices Act (TPA) announcement yesterday shows, no company can ignore the ACCC or the TPA. Good advice can make the difference between safely achieving your commercial goals and objectives versus falling foul of the ACCC or leaving yourself open to challenge by competitors. 

Richard will head up a dedicated Trade Practices Group within HWL Ebsworth.  His years of experience as a trade practices law specialist advising some of Australia’s largest companies, enables him to provide strategic advice and guidance to clients across a range of sectors.  Even more than before, this allows HWL Ebsworth to provide clients with genuine expertise in this critical area of law.

More information about Richard and his practice can be found here.

One of the new services offered by HWL Ebsworth will be Trade Practices Law Newsletter, which will provide regular and succinct updates and analysis on trade practices law developments.  In this first edition we summarise the changes announced by the Federal Government yesterday to its draft Bill criminalising cartel conduct and consider the proposed new rules on component pricing.