Facebook owner Meta wants to uncover the basis on which crypto tokens have been issued to bankroll a class action over its 2018 ban on cryptocurrency ads, citing the potentially conflicted interests of the self-represented lead applicant.
A $13 million commission sought by the funder that bankrolled the Opal Tower class action is stalling settlement approval, as debate continues over whether the funder can recoup the costs of after-the-event insurance from group members.
The federal prosecutor has argued that the former export manager of pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia should serve prison time after pleading guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical in generic stomach cramp drugs.
A judge has ordered two Sydney roof tiling businesses and their directors to pay a total of $420,000 in penalties after making admissions in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging they rigged bids for construction at the University of Sydney.
Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia is facing a maximum $30 million penalty but has argued it should pay less than $1 million after pleading guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.
Google has agreed to pay a $60 million penalty in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging the tech giant misled users about the collection and use of their location data.
Another law firm is planning competition class actions against Apple and Google over their app stores, just over a month after Phi Finney McDonald filed group proceedings against the tech giants, setting up a beauty parade that adds a wrinkle to similar cases brought by Epic Games.
Uber is challenging a ruling that found many email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences and were not protected by legal professional privilege, saying it would be forced to hand over to a class action “bog standard” legal advice.
Uber has appealed a ruling that found many of its email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of a class action and were not protected by legal professional privilege.
Two Sydney roof tiling businesses have made admissions in civil penalty proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging they rigged bids for construction at the University of Sydney.