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Phoenix hit with record $438M penalty for unconscionable enrollment practices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-07-28 10:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Collapsed vocational education provider Phoenix Institute and its marketing arm have been hit with a record $438 million penalty after a judge found they acted […]

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Full Court triples ‘manifestly inadequate’ penalty against Employsure
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-02-08 11:34 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won its appeal against Employsure over alleged misleading Google advertisements, with the Full Federal Court upping the penalty […]

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Payday lender resists ASIC push for injunction, citing fear of contempt
Financial Services 2022-11-28 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Payday lenders BHF Solutions and Cigno are fighting ASIC’s bid for an injunction barring them from breaching consumer credit laws, with BHF claiming it should […]

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Apple flags fight over consolidation of app store competition class actions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-11-18 5:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Apple has foreshadowed a challenge in the event two law firms seek to work together on a consolidated class action that alleges both Apple and […]

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ASIC says judge should not wait on High Court in case against payday lenders
Financial Services 2022-07-29 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator will challenge a bid by payday lenders Cigno and BHF to stay its case pending their appeal to the High Court. Counsel […]

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New competition class actions in the works against Apple, Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-22 9:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Another law firm is planning competition class actions against Apple and Google over their app stores, just over a month after Phi Finney McDonald filed […]

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ACCC appeals ruling from judge who ‘gagged’ at proposed $5M Employsure penalty
Appeals 2022-01-14 11:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC will seek a higher penalty against Employsure over misleading Google advertisements, after a judge found the consumer regulator’s proposed $5 million penalty was […]

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High Court shuns Apple’s last shot at shipping Epic Games dispute to US
Appeals 2021-12-02 2:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Apple has reached the end of the line in its attempts to move a competition dispute with Fortnite game maker Epic Games to California, with […]

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Apple denies app store monopoly, says blocking Fortnite didn’t harm Epic Games’ business
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-11-30 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Apple has rejected claims that it misused its market power by pulling Epic Games’ popular Fortnite game from its App Store and says the move […]

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Judge orders Employsure to pay $1M after ‘gagging’ at ACCC’s proposed sum
Employment 2021-11-30 5:43 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Specialist workplace relations consultancy Employsure has been ordered to pay a $1 million penalty over a series of misleading Google advertisements, a figure significantly lower […]

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