This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager. Dismiss

Pro-Test reported cartel allegations to intimidate rival Qteq in unrelated case, Australian court hears

By Saloni Sinha ( March 13, 2024, 07:17 GMT | Insight) -- Allegations that Australian mining-services and equipment company Qteq and its former senior executive Simon Ashton attempted to establish a price-fixing cartel are the product of an attempt by well-testing company Pro-Test to intimidate Qteq over an unrelated legal matter, a court has heard. The third day of the three-week antitrust trial targeting both Qteq and Ashton saw new details coming to light after lawyer Declan Roche, acting for Qteq, accused Timothy Dabrowski, a former director for Pro-Test, of designing this case to intimidate Qteq. Allegations that Australian mining-services and equipment company Qteq and its former senior executive Simon Ashton attempted to establish a price-fixing cartel are the product of an attempt by well-testing company Pro-Test to intimidate Qteq over an unrelated legal matter, a court has heard....

Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today

MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.


Know what others in the room don’t, with features including:

  • Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&A, Trade, Data Privacy & Security, Technology, AI and more
  • Custom alerts on specific filters including geographies, industries, topics and companies to suit your practice needs
  • Predictive analysis from expert journalists across North America, the UK and Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific
  • Curated case files bringing together news, analysis and source documents in a single timeline

Experience MLex today with a 14-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections