Online flight bookings service Webjet has agreed to cop a $9 million penalty for misleading air travelers about prices and bookings, just months after the consumer cop took it to court.
A law firm that lodged a class action against Apple over “throttled” iPhones might discontinue the case without having served the US tech giant.
Mining giant Glencore has sued the operator of the Port of Newcastle over shipping fees, alleging it has been overcharged over $800,000 after the port authority disregarded a determination by the competition watchdog.
A key issue in the ACCC’s price-fixing case against Downer EDI’s Spotless and Ventia is likely to focus on whether the facilities services companies were in competition, a court has heard.
Tesla has been hit with a class action alleging the Elon Musk-owned company misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars.
A judge is concerned that if he approves all payouts sought by lawyers and funders from a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against a Quintis director, group members will only he left with just 18 per cent.
Trial in the ACCC’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard has been pushed to 2026, after the US company failed to comply with discovery orders.
A court has vacated a trial set to begin Monday in the class action against Suncorp unit AAI over add-on insurance, suggesting a settlement is in the works.
Law firms running competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts have agreed to join forces, but a judge has warned he will not simply “rubber stamp” the arrangement.
A judge has criticised a law firm for allocating only two solicitors to its class action against United Petroleum over the installation of alleged loss-making Pie Face stores.