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ACCC seeks penalty of up to $13M for Qteq’s attempted cartel conduct
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-27 11:52 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has asked a judge to slap Queensland-based mining equipment company Qteq with a penalty of between $11 million and $13 million after he found the company and its chairman attempted to engage in cartel conduct. 

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Apple, Google say orders sought by Epic Games go ‘well beyond’ case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-10-17 11:37 pm By Sam Matthews

In the wake of a judgment that Apple and Google misused their market power in running their app stores, the tech giants are fighting injunctions proposed by Epic Games, which they say go beyond the case argued at trial.

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AMP to pay $120M to settle superannuation class action
Class Actions 2025-09-15 10:41 am By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has agreed to pay $120 million to settle a class action stemming from the banking royal commission which accused it of overcharging millions of superannuation members over a 12-year period.

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Class action must wait for damages in competition case against Apple, Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-11 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has put off deciding what damages group members are owed in two class actions against Apple and Google after finding the tech companies engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace.

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Plus500 says class action must arbitrate claims over CFDs
Class Actions 2025-08-20 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Online trader Plus500 is seeking to stay a class action on behalf of investors who lost money trading in highly leveraged financial products, telling a court the applicant signed an agreement forcing the dispute into arbitration. 

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Apple, Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct, says judge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-12 5:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a major win for two class actions and Fortnite maker Epic Games, a judge has found that Apple and Google misused their market power in running app stores and in-app purchase systems.

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Applicant may press restart in Sony Playstation class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-04 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Sony alleging it used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store will likely need to make “substantial” changes to its case, a court has heard. 

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Westpac can shield Allens docs in money laundering class action
Class Actions 2025-07-24 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Westpac can shield reports prepared by Allens from a class action over money laundering compliance, with a judge finding they were produced predominantly in defence of AUSTRAC action that preceded the case.

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Katy Perry says Full Court got it right in trade mark spat with designer
Intellectual Property 2025-07-02 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Singer Katy Perry has asked the High Court to uphold the Full Court’s decision to knock out the ‘Katie Perry’ mark of an Australian fashion designer, as it gears up to hear an appeal raising issues about the construction of key provisions of the Trade Marks Act.

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Class action says AMP did ‘nothing’ for 12 years to get better rate for super clients
Class Actions 2025-05-27 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

On the first day of a seven-week class action trial, a judge has heard that AMP Superannuation failed to renegotiate interest rates with AMP Bank for up to 12 years, despite investing as much as $2 billion in customers’ superannuation with the bank.

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