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iSignthis lawsuit fails to plead how ASX caused $27M in losses, court finds
A lawsuit by iSignthis seeking over $27 million in damages from the ASX has been sent back for revision, after a judge found the fintech had failed to causally link how a report by the exchange led to lost contracts with five clients.
ACCC takes Pacific National, Aurizon terminal deal challenge to High Court
The competition regulator wants the High Court to hear its challenge to Pacific National's $205 million acquisition of Aurizon's Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, saying the deal would entrench the rail freight carrier's near monopoly on the east coast of Australia.
ACCC loses appeal over $205M Pacific National, Aurizon terminal deal
The ACCC has come up short in its appeal of a ruling that dismissed its challenge to Pacific National $205 million acquisition of Aurizon's Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, with the Full Federal Court also releasing Pacific National from an undertaking given to the court.
Funder to continue backing Westpac insurance class action, for now
The funder behind a class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums has confirmed that it will continue backing the case despite earlier concerns it may pull out in the wake of the High Court's landmark ruling on common fund orders.
Westpac class action on shaky ground after High Court ruling
A class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums that was at the centre of a successful High Court challenge to common fund orders may back out of funding the case in the wake of the landmark ruling.
‘Only I get to use Latin’: Unconscionable conduct claim is in, ‘inter alia’ is out in Suncorp class action
The judge overseeing a conflicted remuneration class action against Suncorp has allowed the class to bring an unconscionable conduct claim, but put the kibosh on the plaintiff's use of the phrase 'inter alia,' saying "only I get to use Latin".
NSW Ports slams ACCC’s competition constraint claims as ‘slight or hypothetical’
NSW Ports Operations has denied claims that an agreement for the privatisation of its subsidiaries Port Botany and Port Kembla stymied competition, describing the allegations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as "slight or hypothetical".
Copyright Tribunal overstepped with amended Foxtel licence, says Full Court
The Copyright Tribunal erred by including rights in a reissued Foxtel licence agreement that fell outside the authority of the licence grant holder, the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia, the Full Federal Court has found.
NSW Ports weighs stay bid in competition case as it battles similar ACCC proceedings
A second competition lawsuit brought against NSW Ports could be stayed or consolidated with a case launched by the competition regulator over an agreement to privatise Port Botany and Port Kembla, a court heard Tuesday.
NSW Ports pans ACCC for ‘vague’ competition case
NSW Ports has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for expecting the company to file a defence to the regulator's allegations of anti-competitive conduct from a concise statement it panned as "vague".