The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will reconsider its approach to penalties for competition law breaches, in the wake of a report that found companies faced substantially lower penalties in Australia than in countries with similar competition regimes.
Telstra could pay as much as $10 million in penalties after admitting it misled customers by billing them for mobile phone apps they unwittingly bought.
Australia’s consumer regulator said Friday that protecting franchises from unfair business practices will continue to be a top priority this year, one day after the Senate voted to establish an inquiry into the franchising industry.
Residents and property owners whose homes were damaged or destroyed after a bushfire in Tathra, NSW — believed to have been sparked by an Essential Energy power line — are being invited to join a potential class action by Slater and Gordon.
The Australian government is mulling whether to extend unfair contract laws to insurance contracts, Finance Minister Kelly O’Dwyer said.
Three units of Vocus have entered agreements with the ACCC to refund customers for promising NBN speeds they couldn’t deliver.
Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its shareholder class action against GetSwift to include claims over statements the logistics software company made to shareholders regarding high-volume enterprise contracts.
Zoetis is facing a class action from horse owners who say the pharmaceutical company made misleading claims about its Hendra virus drug.
Sending an email of advice to third parties does not necessarily constitute waiver of legal professional privilege, a Federal Court judge has ruled, siding with the University of Sydney in an intellectual property dispute with ObjectiVision.
DibbsBarker is closing its doors after signing a deal that will see 17 partners and support staff move to Dentons, the world’s largest firm.
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