O, for Hormuz of Fire: Geoff Petersen on the regulatory response to the fuel shocks that are raising prices and causing shortages around the world.

G+T Partner Geoff Petersen unpacks the regulatory response to the fuel shocks that are raising prices and causing shortages around the world, including security of energy supply and infrastructure, new demand from electric vehicles and data centres, and questions about fuel price gouging and domestic gas reservation.. Plus, the first quarter of the new merger regime and another round for the MicroStar/Konvoy acquisition, our new Solicitor-General of Australia, and the Wiggles deliver their product safety podcast … All this and a muse of fire with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.

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Derek Jacobi's "Wooden O" speech from Kenneth Branagh's Henry V Dire Straits, "Heavy Fuel" What was the googlewhack? ACCC, "New merger regime off to a positive start" MicroStar/Konvoy on the new acquisitions register and the old public informal review register Attorney-General recommends Solicitor-General to Governor-General The Wiggles' podcast on button battery and toy safety The ACCC's weekly fuel price monitoring report G+T on the new maximum penalties for competition and consumer contraventions Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/

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