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‘Air of a Kafka novel’: NAB loses bid to suppress misleading or deceptive conduct case
Financial Services 2024-02-19 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

National Australia Bank has lost its bid to shield a case by a Melbourne gold bullion dealer after a judge said one of the bank’s […]

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Mazda ordered to pay $11.5M for ‘appalling’ customer service
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-02-14 3:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mazda has been ordered to pay $11.5 million after a court found the Japanese car maker engaged in “appalling” customer service and misled nine purchasers […]

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AFP can’t get first impression trial in childcare operators’ defamation case
Defamation 2023-07-05 5:25 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has knocked back a bid by the Australian Federal Police to have an upcoming trial over an allegedly defamatory press conference run on […]

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Full Court finds ACCC misstepped by not bringing ‘major failures’ case against Mazda
Appeals 2023-03-23 3:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Mazda have both lost their appeals in a case over the car manufacturer’s ‘appalling’ customer service, with three […]

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Nine defeats strike-out bid in defamation suit over ‘internet trolls’ broadcast
Defamation 2023-02-27 10:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nine has defeated a bid to strike out its truth defences in a defamation case by a Melbourne hairdresser alleging a segment on ‘A Current […]

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Nine dodges defamation case over A Current Affair episode
Defamation 2023-01-27 4:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found Nine should not face an out-of-time defamation action over an episode of A Current Affair that aired in 2019. In a […]

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Mazda’s conduct not just ‘appalling customer service’ but unconscionable, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-02 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge was wrong to find that Mazda’s treatment of customers with faulty vehicles was appalling but not unconscionable, and nowhere in his ruling is […]

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ACCC appeals ruling over Mazda’s ‘appalling’ customer service
Appeals 2022-04-14 9:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The consumer watchdog is challenging a court ruling that found Mazda’s treatment of customers with defective vehicles was “appalling” but did not amount to unconscionable […]

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Mazda’s customer service ‘appalling’ and misleading, but not unconscionable, judge finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-11-30 4:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mazda’s treatment of customers with defective vehicles was “appalling” and its statements about their entitlement to a refund were false or misleading, a judge has […]

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Cross-claims make new case an abuse of process, Isuzu tells court
Intellectual Property 2021-09-14 8:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

Truck company Isuzu has asked a court to shut down an $18 million lawsuit by Directed Electronics alleging copyright infringement, arguing that its own cross-claims […]

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