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Apple wants to rob judgment of ‘bite’ in Epic Games case, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-17 11:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Orders proposed by Apple after a judge’s finding that the digital giant and rival Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct would “rob the court’s findings of their detail, their efficacy and their bite”, Epic Games has said.

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Plus500 can’t shut down class action in favour of arbitration
Class Actions 2025-12-17 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Plus500 has lost its bid to permanently stay a class action by investors who lost money trading in highly leveraged financial products, with a court finding that the arbitration clause relied on by the online trader was unfair and void.

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SkyCity shareholder can’t bring action over $67M AUSTRAC penalty
Securities 2025-12-05 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A SkyCity shareholder has lost his bid to bring a case against former executives and directors at the ASX-listed casino seeking to recoup a $67 million penalty over breaches of money laundering regulations. 

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‘You’ve been too slow’, judge tells applicant in Sony Playstation class action
Class Actions 2025-11-06 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a class action alleging Sony used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store has told the applicant to get “a bigger team” on the slow-moving case. 

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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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