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Emma Sleep to pay $15M penalty, less than half the ACCC’s sum
A judge has hit mattress retailer Emma Sleep with a $15 million penalty after it admitted to repeatedly misleading consumers about discounts, saying the ACCC's proposed $36 million was not needed to achieve deterrence.
ASIC loses case against Nuix over disclosures after $1.8B float
ASIC has lost its case alleging software company Nuix failed to publish corrective disclosures that contradicted the growth story presented to the market in a prospectus for its $1.8 billion float on the ASX. 
Woolworths manager says baby food ‘before’ price contingent on deal
A Woolworths manager has admitted he wouldn't have been content to sell Nestle's Ceralac at the advertised 'before' price of $6.50 in the absence of the product's listing on the supermarket chain's Prices Dropped program.
Ampol offers to divest more sites to win approval for $1.1B tie-up with EG
Ampol has offered to divest 41 sites to win ACCC approval for its $1.1 billion acquisition of EG Australia, after the regulator started a phase two review into the tie-up.
ASIC bans tenth adviser in Shield, First Guardian crackdown
ASIC has imposed its tenth ban on an adviser for directing clients to invest their super in the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds.
Woolworths exec denies price increases a ‘whistlestop’ before drops
A Woolworths executive facing cross-examination in the ACCC's case over alleged illusory discounts has denied that price increases were anything other than a reaction to inflation and a “tsunami” of supplier cost increase requests. 
Judge ‘troubled’ by ACCC’s case against Woolworths
Hearing the ACCC's opening remarks in its case against Woolworths over 'illusory' discounts, a judge has questioned if consumers would have descended into the level of analysis suggested by the regulator when shopping.
OAIC finds 2Apply collected excess personal info from renters
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has found rent tech platform 2Apply unfairly collected excessive personal information about rental applicants in its online rental forms.
ACCC can intervene in Epic Games’ case against Apple
The ACCC has won court approval to make submissions on relief in Fortnite game maker Epic Games' case against Apple, after a judge found the tech company misused its market power in the app marketplace.
HSBC won’t take ASIC’s scam protections case to trial
HSBC won't defend ASIC proceedings alleging it failed to protect customers from scams that resulted in $23 million in customer losses.