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Full Court finds ACCC misstepped by not bringing ‘major failures’ case against Mazda
Appeals 2023-03-23 3:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Mazda have both lost their appeals in a case over the car manufacturer’s ‘appalling’ customer service, with three […]

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Firm must compete to administer $192.5M PTTEP class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-03-22 9:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm that ran a class action over the 2009 Montara oil spill must compete to administer a $192.5 million settlement, with a judge […]

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Facebook to cop penalty in ACCC case over ‘misleading’ data protection app
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-03-10 3:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Facebook will face a penalty in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case alleging it misled consumers by representing that its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile […]

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Montara oil spill class action firm, funder score half of $192.5M settlement
Class Actions 2023-03-03 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has largely approved the funder’s commission and legal fees to be deducted from a $192.5 million settlement of a class action against oil […]

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Ultra Tune boss seen instructing lawyer in criminal case, not incapacitated, judge says
ACCC 2023-03-02 3:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ultra Tune has failed to prove its managing director is mentally incapacitated and unable to give evidence at a sentencing hearing for contempt of court […]

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S&P fights ‘significant’ expansion of class action over CDO ratings
Class Actions 2023-03-01 10:28 pm By Sam Matthews

S&P Global is fighting bids to expand a class action alleging systemic defects in its ratings systems to a new type of complex financial product […]

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$192.5M oil spill class action settlement gets nod, but firm’s cut to be decided
Class Actions 2023-02-23 2:10 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers, but the slice for the […]

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Retail Food Group agrees to $10M settlement in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-23 5:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Retail Food Group has agreed to a settlement worth $10 million in ACCC proceedings alleging the franchise giant misled purchasers of loss-making stores about the […]

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Oil spill class action funder drops injunction bid against barrister
Class Actions 2022-12-05 8:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A litigation funder has abandoned its case seeking to prevent counsel retained by the lead applicant in the settled Montara oil spill class action from […]

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PTTEP class action funder asks court to muzzle barrister
Class Actions 2022-11-30 5:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funder bankrolling the settled class action against oil exploration company PTTEP wants a court-ordered injunction against a barrister to prevent him from giving independent […]

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