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Bupa admits unconscionable conduct, agrees to $35M penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-30 11:40 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Private health insurer Bupa has admitted to misleading thousands of customers about their private health insurance benefits and has agreed to cop a $35 million penalty in a case by the consumer watchdog.

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Dexus agrees to absorb shareholders’ costs of legal tussle with APAC
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-06-24 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate asset manager Dexus will cover the legal costs of shareholders whose stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation hangs in the balance, as it reveals a $55 million book value increase.

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Good Guys to pay $13.5M in ACCC suit over misleading promotions
ACCC 2025-06-23 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Retailer The Good Guys has agreed to pay $13.5 million in ACCC proceedings alleging it made misleading statements about store credit.

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West Gate tunnel engineers sue software firm
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-06-23 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

The engineers that provided design services for Victoria’s West Gate tunnel project have sued software provider Midas, alleging it used the wrong formula to calculate stiffness in bridge designs. 

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Judge warns ACCC’s privilege fight with Mastercard could ‘spiral out of control’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-18 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has warned that an interlocutory privilege skirmish in the consumer watchdog’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard could “spiral out of control”.

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McDonald’s, KFC class actions ‘overcomplicating things’ with expert on rest needs, judge says
Class Actions 2025-06-13 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed doubt about the need for expert evidence in class actions against McDonald’s and KFC over their alleged failure to give workers rest breaks, saying “I imagine if you’re a worker, you’d like a rest”. 

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Court sets date for Dexus fight with APAC, investor funds
Article 2025-06-13 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

The date has been set for a court battle over Dexus’ sale of shares in Asia Pacific Airport Corporation, a fight the operator of Melbourne and Launceston airports says needs 10 hearing days.

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ACCC drags Jayco to court for alleged misleading advertising
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-12 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Caravan giant Jayco faces enforcement action for allegedly making misleading claims about the off-road capabilities of its vehicles.

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Judge grills Arrium class action over potential switch from group costs order to CFO
Class Actions 2025-06-11 11:51 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against KPMG and former Arrium directors wants to wait for the High Court’s pending ruling on common fund orders before pulling the trigger on a group costs order, a request that earned a judge’s grilling for what she described as a hunt for greener grass.

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Medibank’s bid to keep Deloitte reports from class action sent to Full Court
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-06-11 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has sent to the Full Federal Court Medibank’s fight to shield Deloitte reports into a data breach, raising concerns about how evidence from a solicitor and the health insurer’s inhouse lawyer was previously treated. 

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