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ACCC drops long-running consumer case against NIB
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-12 12:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has dropped a consumer case accusing NIB Health Funds of failing to alert customers to coverage changes in their […]

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Woolworths offers undertaking to ease ACCC’s concerns over $552M PFD tie-up
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-11 5:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC is seeking views on a proposed undertaking by Woolworths aimed at allaying the regulator’s concerns about its planned $552 million acquisition of a […]

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ASIC follows courts with funder relief from costs disclosures in litigation
Class Actions 2021-05-10 8:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has taken a leaf out of the playbook of Australia’s courts in granting litigation funders temporary relief from having to disclose certain sensitive financial […]

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HWL Ebsworth forced to hand over client file notes to ANZ whistleblower
Business of Law 2021-05-10 4:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

HWL Ebsworth has been ordered to hand over file notes to a former client and whistleblower suing ANZ for unfair dismissal, with a judge rejecting […]

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ACCC to argue Epic’s dispute with Apple should be heard in Australia
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-10 10:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking leave to intervene in Epic Games’ appeal of a ruling that sent its misuse of market power […]

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Statewide Super won’t defend ASIC case over $1.5M insurance mistake
Financial Services 2021-05-07 9:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

Superannuation provider Statewide Super has announced that it will not defend civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC over an administrative error which resulted in around […]

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‘Severe harm to competition’: ACCC to refuse flight pact between Qantas, Japan Airlines
COVID-19 2021-05-06 1:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed to deny authorisation for Qantas to coordinate with Japan Airlines on flights between Australia and Japan despite […]

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BlueScope questions ‘roving inquiry’ by ACCC in cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-06 10:11 am By Cindy Cameronne

BlueScope Steel has raised concerns over the ACCC’s subpoenas to produce documents in its civil penalty proceedings against the steel company, saying it may significantly […]

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TasPorts agrees it misused market power, but won’t pay penalty in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-05 1:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has secured a misuse of market power declaration against Tasmanian government-owned TasPorts in the regulator’s first action under amended competition laws, but the […]

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ASIC accuses Westpac of insider trading over Ausgrid privatisation
White Collar 2021-05-05 10:52 am By Miklos Bolza

Westpac has been accused by the corporate regulator of insider trading before the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid. In the Federal Court case, […]

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