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Government’s $721M Robodebt refund ignores damages claims, class action lawyer says
The Morrison Government will refund Centrelink recipients $721 million in debts paid as part of the controversial Robodebt scheme at the centre of a class action, a move lawyers for the class called an "unprecedented admission".
ACCC can submit evidence from BlueScope criminal investigation in civil case
The ACCC has been given the green light to use witness statements prepared during its criminal cartel investigation of BlueScope Steel in the civil penalty proceedings launched by the regulator, but a fight with the steel giant over the admissibility of the evidence still looms.
ACCC can expand cartel case against BlueScope
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won court approval to bring new claims against BlueScope Steel for allegedly seeking to induce competitor OneSteel to engage in cartel conduct.
Debt collector Panthera Finance must pay $500,000 for harassing consumers
Australia's second largest debt recovery agency has been ordered to pay $500,000 after the company admitted breaching Australia's consumer laws by unduly harassing and misleading three people over debts they did not owe.
‘Disappointed’ ACCC won’t challenge ruling on $15B Vodafone, TPG merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it has no grounds to challenge a ruling that found the $15 billion merger of Vodafone with telecommunications rival TPG would not substantially lessen competition.
No duty of care owed to Centrelink recipients, gov’t says in Robodebt class action defence
Defending against a $300 million class action brought by Centrelink recipients over its Robodebt scheme, the Federal Government has told a court it did not owe a duty of care to people receiving benefits.
Judge clears $15B Vodafone, TPG deal in latest merger challenge loss for ACCC
Vodafone has won its case against the ACCC over its proposed merger with rival telecommunications company TPG, with a judge ruling the tie-up would not substantially lessen competition and had a real chance of becoming a "competitive force" against the two dominant players in the market, Telstra and Optus.
Bail conditions set in obstruction case against former BlueScope exec
Bail conditions have been set for a former BlueScope Steel executive charged with obstructing an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission criminal cartel probe into the steel company, the first criminal charges ever brought against an individual in relation to an ACCC investigation.
ACCC’s cartel case against BlueScope years in the making, court told
The competition regulator has been probing alleged cartel conduct by steel giant Bluescope for a number of years, counsel for the company told a court Friday as it sought transcripts of the watchdog's compulsory interviews of witnesses and asked for five months to put on a defence.
Pirate fund files $6.3M lawsuit against stock exchange over suspension
An investment fund named after a 17th-century pirate has hit the National Stock Exchange with a $6.3 million lawsuit over a suspension decision it calls "capricious" and a violation of the NSX's terms.