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VW reaches in-principle dieselgate agreement with ACCC
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-23 2:10 pm By Amelia Birnie

Volkswagen is nearing the end of the road of the dieselgate scandal in Australia, as the car company agrees to an in-principle resolution of enforcement […]

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ACCC wins record $26.5M penalty against Empower Institute
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-20 1:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has won a record $26.5 million penalty against defunct vocational trainer Empower Institute for “duping” disadvantaged customers into enrolling in courses they couldn’t […]

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ā€˜A very expensive lessonā€™: Ultra Tune to sue former auditors, lawyers over $2M franchising penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-20 11:58 am By Amelia Birnie

National car repair franchise Ultra Tune is preparing negligence suits against its former lawyers and auditors, after the company on Friday won a $590,000 reduction […]

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ACCC issues guidance on competition risks in IP transactions: Beware the inadvertent cartel
Expert Insights 2019-09-19 12:47 pm By Editor

The ACCC has issued final guidelines on how Australiaā€™s competition laws will apply to intellectual property assignments and licences following the repeal of the ā€˜IP […]

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Steel giant BlueScope could face criminal charges over alleged cartel
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-18 10:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prosecutors are weighing criminal charges over alleged cartel conduct the subject of a price-fixing case by the ACCC against BlueScope Steel and former general manager […]

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ACCC to bring misuse of market power case by end of year
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-18 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission currently has twelve misuse of market power investigations underway, one of which will likely make it to the courthouse […]

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ACCC’s Sims says ‘strong competition’ lacking in retail banking sector
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-18 4:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ACCC Chair Rod Sims reiterated concerns about the lack of competition in the retail banking sector on Wednesday, but shut down media reports that the […]

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Groundhog day for privacy tort
Expert Insights 2019-09-17 2:53 pm By Editor

In its recent Digital Platforms Inquiry ā€“ Final Report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recommended that a new statutory cause of action be created […]

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‘That’s something that happens in Victoria’: NSW judge hesitant to reallocate VW class actions settlement approval
Class Actions 2019-09-16 10:22 pm By Amelia Birnie

The judge overseeing multiple class actions against Volkswagen over its dieselgate emissions scandal has said he will ā€œneed persuadingā€ before reallocating the settlement approval to […]

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Bannister Law told to pipe down from ‘back of the bus’ in VW dieselgate class actions settlement
Class Actions 2019-09-16 10:15 pm By Amelia Birnie

Boutique class action firm Bannister Law has been told ā€œnot to make too much noiseā€ from its spot at ā€œthe back of the busā€ in […]

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