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Judge in Coles discounts case mulls one hearing on damages, penalty
After it was found to have engaged in misleading conduct over its 'Down Down' discount campaign, Coles may face a single hearing on the punishment to be meted out to it in the ACCC's case and a companion class action.
Judge pushes COVID-19 aged care class actions towards 2027 trial
Noting the aging group members, a judge has pushed the parties in two class actions against aged care facilities over COVID-19 outbreaks to shoot for a 2027 or early-2028 trial date.
Reject Shop class action reshuffles after ruling with ‘profound impact’ on claim period
An underpayments class action against The Reject Shop will reshuffle its case after a recent Full Court decision which had a “profound impact” on the claim period. 
Coles misled customers with ‘Down Down’ discounts, judge finds
A judge has found Coles engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when advertising products with a 'Down Down' discount, in a win for the consumer regulator and a class action.
Woolworths next in line in ACCC’s ‘illusory discounts’ case
Trial begins Tuesday in the consumer regulator's case against Woolworths over alleged dodgy discounts, with the supermarket chain set to argue there was nothing phony about its 'Prices Dropped' campaign.
Reject Shop class action pleading error can be fixed, not backdated: Full Court
The Full Court has found that a pleading error in an underpayments class action against The Reject Shop which left it empty of group members can be fixed but that the amended pleading cannot be backdated.
Judge wants more info on ‘extraordinary’ legal fees in AMP class action
A judge has asked for more information on why he should approve $43.1 million in legal fees in a class action against AMP that settled for $120 million, calling the amount "extraordinary" and "troubling".
Case against Reject Shop was class action from get-go, Full Court told
The applicant in a class action against The Reject Shop told an appeals court Tuesday the case was always a representative proceeding despite a pleading mistake that left it empty of group members.
AMP super members get half of $120M class action settlement
AMP super members are set to receive $60 million in a class action stemming from the banking royal commission, with the average payout being under $100, a judge has heard. 
Coles says discount policies justified at time of ‘dramatic’ inflation
Coles has told a court that its decision to change its discount policies was unsurprising during a period of significant inflation, denying claims by the ACCC that its ‘Down Down’ promotions were misleading.