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Privacy group urges ACCC to block Google, Fitbit merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-28 11:19 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Allowing Google’s planned $3 billion acquisition of fitness device company Fitbit to go through would give the search giant “unprecedented” access to sensitive personal data […]

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Profits a big motivator for big four banks in refusing to pass on interest rate cuts, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-27 9:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Big Four banks were trying to shore up their profits when they refused to pass on home loan interest rate cuts to consumers in […]

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Scenic Tours passengers can claim damages for disappointment, High Court rules
Class Actions 2020-04-24 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Passengers on 5-star European river cruises operated by Scenic Tours can claim damages for disappointment after they were forced to take buses for most of […]

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Jones Day lures competition partner from Herbert Smith Freehills
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-23 9:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Global law firm Jones Day has nabbed former Herbert Smith Freehills partner Matthew Bull to boost the ranks of its antitrust and competition practice. Bull, […]

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Landmark ruling nixing class closure orders likely to reach High Court
Analysis 2020-04-23 9:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ruling Wednesday that struck down class closure orders — a device used by judges in class actions for the past two decades — has […]

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ACCC secures $14M penalty in hidden fee case against STA Travel
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-23 4:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

A settlement between the ACCC and STA Travel has resulted in a penalty of $14 million after the court found the travel agency misled consumers […]

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Google likely to be forced to turn over reviewer’s ID to lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson
Defamation 2020-04-23 4:01 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Global search giant Google will likely be forced to hand over details of an online reviewer’s identity to gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson so she can […]

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Government to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
Media 2020-04-20 12:58 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Digital giants Google and Facebook will be required to pay for news content under a new mandatory code being developed by the Government to create […]

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Dover Financial sues lawyers for negligence over advice on client protection policy
Financial Services 2020-04-17 5:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Defunct financial adviser Dover Financial has sued three separate law firms for allegedly negligent advice over a ‘client protection policy’ that the Federal Court found […]

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Judge tosses Viterra’s ‘wholly unreasonable’ bid to reopen Cargill case
Corporate 2020-04-17 3:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Grain handling group Viterra has been denied a post-hearing bid to reopen a lawsuit brought by Cargill Australia over its $420 million acquisition of Joe […]

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