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ACCC loses appeal in TPG ‘prepayment’ case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come up short in its challenge to a ruling that dismissed its case against TPG over contract terms that allowed the internet provider to keep customers' unused prepaid funds on phone or internet plans.
Law firm to drop class action against Pitcher Partners over Slater and Gordon audits
The law firm behind a long-running class action against Pitcher Partners over its auditing of Slater and Gordon is seeking court approval to drop the case, leaving the funder that bankrolled the proceeding to defend an application for indemnity costs.
Telstra sues Optus over ‘more than ever before’ ad campaign
Telstra has filed a lawsuit accusing Singtel Optus of breaching the Australia Consumer Law through ads that claim it is "covering more of Australia than ever before".
ACCC accuses Google of misleading Australians over expanded data collection
The ACCC has launched court proceedings against Google, accusing the search engine giant of duping millions of Australians into agreeing to expand the scope of personal information that could be collected and combined for use in targeted advertising.
ACCC denies acting on JPMorgan advice when sending cartel case to CDPP
A senior officer from the ACCC has rejected claims that the regulator took legal advice from immunity applicant JPMorgan before launching its high profile criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank.
Ruby Princess passengers file class action over coronavirus outbreak
Shine Lawyers has brought a class action in the Federal Court against cruise operators Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines over their handling of a deadly coronavirus outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship that is linked to at least 20 deaths.
ACCC accused of ‘slapdash’ decision to charge Deutsche Bank exec in ANZ cartel case
A former high-ranking Deutsche Bank executive charged with involvement in an alleged cartel agreement relating to a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement claims he was dragged into the case becaused of the "incredibly slapdash" methods of the ACCC.
ACCC takes sporting goods company Decathlon to court
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted court proceedings against a unit of French sporting goods giant Decathlon alleging it flouted product safety standards over a three-year period.
Online gig platform fined $600,000 for misleading reviews
Online odd jobs platform Service Seeking has been fined $600,000 for falsely representing that reviews on its platform were written by customers when in fact they were written by the businesses themselves.