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Forcing Google, Facebook to pay for news could run afoul of High Court ruling, IP experts say
Media 2020-06-11 4:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group of IP lawyers has warned the Government will have to proceed carefully in establishing a mandatory code under which Google and Facebook would be forced to pay news publishers for content, saying such a move could be struck down under existing High Court precedent.

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Employsure files lawsuit seeking docs ahead of ACCC trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-11 12:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Employsure has made an eleventh hour courtroom bid to access documents held by the Fair Work Ombudsman, just days before trial is due to commence in ACCC proceedings alleging the workplace relations company engaged in unconscionable conduct towards small business clients.

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ACCC secures $700,000 penalty against NRAS participant Quantum Housing
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-10 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has ordered WA-based Quantum Housing Group to pay $700,000 and its sole director another $50,000 after finding the company misled investors in the National Rental Affordability Scheme.

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Law firm hit with $1.4M judgment over negligent advice to lawyer
Business of Law 2020-06-10 2:14 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A Sydney-based law firm has been ordered to pay $1.4 million in damages for failing to properly advise a client of his rights under a partnership agreement after he suffered several strokes.  

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Commonwealth Bank faces class action over ‘junk’ insurance
Class Actions 2020-06-10 8:52 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has become the latest Big Four bank to be hit with a class action over the sales of allegedly worthless insurance products.

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Google must hand over ID of bad reviewer to gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson
Defamation 2020-06-09 2:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Google has been ordered to hand over details of an online reviewer’s identity to gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson so she can pursue a potential defamation and misleading and deceptive conduct case against the reviewer, which she alleges is a rival law firm.

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Judge approves $212.5M toxic foam class action settlement
Class Actions 2020-06-05 9:46 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A judge has given his blessing to a landmark $212.5 million settlement of three class actions over the use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam at government military bases despite a “large number” of objections.

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Judge slams ‘deficient’ explanation behind $2.9M penalty in ACCC, HealthEngine case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-05 2:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

A penalty hearing in the ACCC’s case against health booking company HealthEngine over misleading online reviews has been adjourned after a judge criticised the parties’ joint submissions as “deficient” for failing to explain how a proposed $2.9 million penalty had been arrived at.

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Game over: Sony to pay $3.5M for misleading PlayStation representations
Christopher Tran 2020-06-05 1:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Gaming giant Sony has agreed to pay a $3.5 million penalty to settle proceedings brought by the ACCC for making misleading consumer representations to purchasers of PlayStation games.

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Bupa drops lawsuit against aged care regulator on the heels of $6M penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-03 5:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bupa Aged Care has dropped a lawsuit challenging a directive by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission that it claimed overlapped with proceedings brought by the ACCC in which it was recently ordered to pay a $6 million penalty.

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