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No change to Ford class action damages after High Court win
A judge has kept intact a lead applicant’s award of damages in a class action over alleged defective Ford vehicles, following a High Court decision, siding with neither party on what the figure should be.
Good Guys to pay $13.5M in ACCC suit over misleading promotions
Retailer The Good Guys has agreed to pay $13.5 million in ACCC proceedings alleging it made misleading statements about store credit.
ACCC says AI, cloud computing pose risks to competition
The ACCC has concluded its five year inquiry into digital platforms, identifying risks to competition posed by AI and cloud computing and again calling for significant regulation to counter “harmful” practices by the likes of Google and Facebook.
Sportsbet can’t peek at law firm’s finances ahead of possible security fight
A judge has held off on orders requiring Maurice Blackburn to turn over financial information to Sportsbet in a class action over unlawful in-play betting, saying the parties should first confer on the issue of security for costs.
NAB pays record penalty for breaches of consumer data sharing scheme
Big Four bank NAB has paid $751,200 for inaccurate credit data disclosures under the Consumer Data Right rules, the largest penalty to date for breaches of the regulations.
Tabcorp fined $4M for spamming VIP customers
Gambling company Tabcorp has been fined $4 million or sending over 5,700 messages to VIP customers that failed to comply with spam laws.
Optus agrees to pay $100M in ACCC case over unconscionable sales tactics
Optus has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty in a case brought by the ACCC, admitting the watchdog's allegations that staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.
Judge warns ACCC’s privilege fight with Mastercard could ‘spiral out of control’
A judge has warned that an interlocutory privilege skirmish in the consumer watchdog’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard could “spiral out of control”.
ACCC to review unsolicited sales practices amid calls for outright ban
The ACCC has launched a review into unsolicited sales practices in response to the first ‘super complaint’ from a consumer group, which says cold calling and similar practices should be banned.
Judge bemoans ‘death by correspondence’ in NT public housing class action
A judge has urged the Northern Territory public housing authority and a discrimination class action to seek the court's assistance instead of resorting to lengthy correspondence as they "lock antlers" over discovery and factual matters.