Mastercard says privilege shouldn’t be lost after junior lawyer’s ‘genuine mistake’

Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-15 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne | Sydney

Mastercard says legal professional privilege remained over a document after a junior lawyer “inadvertently” sent it to the ACCC in 2020 while the credit card giant was trying to dissuade the regulator from continuing an investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct.