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Radio Rentals applicants fear prejudice if settlement talks break down
The applicants in the Radio Rentals “Rent, Try $1 Buy” class action have flagged the potential for prejudice caused by the respondents’ late evidence, with concerns about their capacity to be ready by the looming trial date if ongoing settlement negotiations hit a dead-end.
ACCC waves $469M Landmark, Ruralco deal through
The ACCC won't stand in the way of rural supply giant Landmark's proposed $469 million takeover of competitor Ruralco, with the competition regulator saying the importance of customer relationships would leave room for independent retailers to compete.
NSW dragged into ACCC’s competition case over ports deal
The ACCC has reversed course, naming the state of New South Wales in its lawsuit over an allegedly anti-competitive agreement for the privatisation of Port Botany and Port Kembla after previously saying the law did not apply to the state.
Case against NSW Ports docked while ACCC matter sails on
A competition lawsuit brought against NSW Ports has been stayed while a similar case brought by the competition regulator over an allegedly anti-competitive agreement to privatise Port Botany and Port Kembla moves forward.
ACCC raises concerns over Emergent, Oxford cold storage deal
US cold storage giant Emergent Cold's proposed takeover of rival Australian company AB Oxford faces scrutiny by the competition regulator, which has raised preliminary concerns that the deal would hike up prices and bring down service.
Barclays, other banks in forex cartel class action must produce US case docs
A judge has ordered a group of banks facing a competition class action over alleged foreign exchange rate-rigging to hand over documents they produced as part of settlement agreements in class actions in the US and Canada.
Europcar fined $350,000 after admitting to excessive credit card fees
Global car rental company Europcar has been ordered to pay $350,000 in penalties, after admitting it charged more than 60,0000 customers excessive fees on Visa and Mastercard transactions.
ACCC says five landmark cases against Google, Facebook ‘well advanced’
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is preparing to launch five ground-breaking court cases against internet behemoths Google and Facebook, the regulator's chair, Rod Sims, said Tuesday.
‘We’re not in the realm of snake oil’: AFT appeals Maxigesic judgment
AFT Pharmaceuticals has challenged a Federal Court decision that found its Maxisegic ads were misleading and deceptive, saying the judge "set the bar too high" by requiring it to prove there was an adequate scientific foundation for its painkiller representations.
$100 million class action trailblazer back in the ring with new case on behalf of farmers
A trailblazing country lawyer who took out seven overdraft extensions to self-fund a landmark $100 million case in the early years of the federal class action regime has stepped back into the ring to run a new case on behalf of dozens of Australian farmers.