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Barristers to robe up at home for trial by videochat in ACCC case against Kogan
Barristers for the ACCC and online retailer Kogan have been asked to robe up at home as the previously in-person trial shifts to videochat in response to the COVID-19 health crisis.
TasPorts slams ACCC case, says extra fees don’t amount to misuse of market power
Tasmanian state-owned ports company TasPorts has admitted to charging additional fees to the owner of a local port, but has denied the ACCC's allegations that these actions constituted a misuse of market power designed to stymie competition.
Trivago appeals ruling it misled customers with hotel listings
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has appealed a ruling that it misled consumers about its cheapest price promise by arranging listings according to payments it received instead of the hotel room price.
ACCC slammed for ‘opaque’ demands in misuse of market power case against TasPorts
A lawyer for Tasmanian state government owned ports company TasPorts has criticised the ACCC's first-of-its kind case that alleges it is misusing its market power to stymie competition, saying it isn't clear what the regulator wants the court to do.
Crown wins challenge to ‘impermissible’ order letting jailed staff talk to class action firm
Crown Resorts has successfully challenged a ruling allowing law firm Maurice Blackburn to communicate with 18 formerly jailed employees to gather evidence in its shareholder class action against the casino giant.
Trivago misled hotel booking customers to boost income, court finds
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago misled consumers about its cheapest price promise by arranging its listings according to payments it received instead of the actual hotel room price, a court has found.
Ex-Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell was ‘determined’ to award Open rights to Seven, court hears
Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell was "pushing very hard" for the Seven Network to score the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open in 2013 over better offers from rival broadcasters, the Federal Court heard Monday.
Ex-Tennis Australia director can’t enforce ‘catch-all’ subpoenas for board member emails
Ex-Tennis Australia director and current Dentons partner Steve Healy, who is facing action by the corporate regulator over the broadcast rights to the Australian Open, has lost a bid for access to six years of emails between two other former board members.
Ex-Tennis Australia directors lose bid for ASIC chats with witnesses
Two former directors of Tennis Australia can't access chats between ASIC and other executives from the tennis body, with a judge finding the documents recording the communications with the potential witnesses were created in anticipation of litigation and were therefore privileged.
Credit Suisse unit can’t strike out pleadings in investors’ case over MINIs
A Credit Suisse unit has lost a bid to strike out portions of a case launched by a group of investors over financial products known as MINI warrants, with a judge saying the claims were not untenable as argued.