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Harvey Norman is facing a class action over 'interest-free' ads which the Federal Court has found were misleading.
Octet Finance has won a $38,000 judgment against the ex-CFO of defunct pie maker Mrs Mac’s, with a court finding he failed to correct a statement that the trade financier would likely be repaid in full following a $4 million recapitalisation.
Another Coles manager has faced questioning in a case alleging the supermarket giant's 'Down Down' campaign was illusory, admitting the "only reason" for a four-week price jump on quince paste was to enable a discount.
Newcastle University has hit back at a class action over an unaccredited engineering degree, saying students can still get jobs and it is a simple “administrative” task to become members of the professional body for engineers.
The ACCC has outlined its enforcement priorities for the year, promising to crack down on misleading pricing by supermarkets, manipulative practices by digital companies and car companies that don't comply with consumer guarantees.
The ACCC has attacked the evidence at trial of a Coles manager who signed off on an alleged misleading discount on dog food, which was sold at a lower price just seven days earlier.
Corporates, regulators and lawyers alike will be poring over the Federal Court's reasons on Monday for dismissing a pivotal greenwashing case against gas giant Santos, but experts say the 250-page judgment is unlikely to deter further litigation.
A Mitre 10 franchisee, who has accused Bunnings Warehouse of misusing its market power, wants an order from the court shielding it from any adverse costs orders in its David and Goliath battle.
The former manager of biscuits and cookies at Coles has faced cross-examination by the ACCC over marking Arnott’s Shapes with a 'Down Down' discount, despite the price being 50 cents less four weeks prior.
A judge has ordered Mobil Oil to pay an agreed penalty of $16 million for running ads in far north Queensland over a period of four years falsely claiming that it was supplying a specific brand of fuel with added benefits.