Most Recent
A media report about Google's location data privacy disclosures that set off investigations by consumer regulators in Australia and the US triggered crisis talks by senior executives of the search engine giant referred to as the 'Oh shit meeting', a court has been told.
The ACCC has taken a major wholesale supplier of sporting goods to court for allegedly setting minimum prices for cycling and sporting goods in its agreements with retailers.
One of the lead applicants in a class action against ratings giant S&P Global, which is involved in a dispute with the funder that's backing the case, wants to look at the funding agreement signed by the class action's other lead applicant.
A judge has said further investigation into the financial position of Appco Group is needed before he can sign off on a $1.9M settlement in a $65 million sham contracting class action against the fundraising company, under which litigation funder Harbour would get a 50 per cent cut and group members would recover “diddly-squat”.
Five investment banks facing a class action for their alleged rigging of foreign exchange rates have slammed the "unclear" and "incredibly vague" case, saying it contains "literally trillions" of possible variations of the cartel agreement allegedly entered into.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about Alsco's proposed acquisition of commercial laundry business Spotless Garments, saying the combined entity would have few large competitors.
A court has ordered comparison website iSelect to pay $8.5 million in penalties for making misleading representations through its online electricity comparison service and pushing plans to consumers that were not necessarily best suited for them.
Fifty horse owners may face cross-examination regarding adverse effects allegedly caused by Zoetis' Hendra virus vaccine, with the company warning a four-week hearing scheduled to begin in March may be insufficient to deal with the horse owners' evidence.
McMillan Shakespeare has settled a class action alleging one of its units engaged in unfair tactics and unconscionable conduct in the sale of car warranties that offered "no benefit or value" to consumers.
Viagogo has been ordered to pay a $7 million penalty for misleading customers into thinking the ticket reseller was an official vendor and failing to disclose booking fees of around 28 per cent.