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Law firms ask court to bless $42.5M cut of $170M Allianz class action settlement
The Supreme Court of Victoria has been urged not to meddle with a 25 per cent group costs order in a junk insurance class action that settled for $170 million, in what would be the court's second blessing of a law firm contingency fee.
Developer’s challenge to NSW Ports decision an abuse of process, court told
Mayfield Development is barred from bringing claims already traversed in a competition case by the ACCC that was thrown out by a court, NSW Ports has told an appeals court.
Port of Newcastle can’t move wharf dispute with Glencore out of state court
The Port of Newcastle has lost its bid to move a lawsuit filed by Glencore Coal over $870,000 in alleged overcharged shipping fees to the Federal Court. 
Full Court asked to turn lights back on in failed Queensland electricity class action
A failed competition class action by Queensland electricity customers accusing utility companies Stanwell and CS Energy of misusing their market power has been appealed to the Full Court.
ACCC issues warning as clock ticks on new merger review process
The ACCC has issued guidance on the transition to its new mandatory merger control regime, warning businesses to make requests for informal reviews under the old regime soon or risk running out of time.
Webjet to pay $9M for misleading air travelers about bookings
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.
Law firm might drop iPhone class action against Apple, court told
A law firm that lodged a class action against Apple over “throttled” iPhones might discontinue the case without having served the US tech giant. 
Glencore sues Port of Newcastle over wharf charges
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.
ACCC cartel case to focus on whether Spotless, Ventia were in competition
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 hit with class action over self-driving cars
Tesla has been hit with a class action alleging the Elon Musk-owned company misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars.