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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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‘We must at least try’: Judge says virtual trial will go ahead in Ford class action
Class Actions 2020-04-16 4:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ford has lost its bid to delay an upcoming virtual trial in a class action over allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions, with a judge saying the […]

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Payday lender Cigno faces possible predatory lending class action
Class Actions 2020-04-16 2:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cigno is facing a possible class action over alleged predatory lending practices that were banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission last year, one […]

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New toxic foam class action launched on behalf of 40,000 landowners
Class Actions 2020-04-16 3:01 am By Christine Caulfield

Fresh off the back of a $212.5 million settlement in three class actions over the Defence Department’s use of fire-fighting foam, Shine Lawyers has launched […]

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Facebook, Instagram to seek stay of competition case by Aussie social media startup
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-15 4:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram will call for a stay of a Federal Court competition lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup as it […]

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COVID-19 could push Country Care cartel trial to next year
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-15 1:59 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The jury trial for a criminal cartel case against mobility equipment provider Country Care and two employees is unlikely to start before next year due […]

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