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The NSW government will move to de-class a representative proceeding over police strip searches at 50 music festivals, after a judge cast doubt on whether the case should be run as a class action.
Dan Murphy’s owner stumbles in bid for Darwin pub
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary competition concerns about Endeavour Group’s proposed acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel north of Darwin, saying it could stymie competition in the local market for takeaway liquor.
Google defeats ACCC case over data collection
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The ACCC has lost proceedings accusing Google of duping millions of Australians into agreeing to expand the scope of personal information the tech giant could collect and combine for use in targeted advertising.
ACCC wins price-fixing case against BlueScope Steel, senior exec
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has largely won its case against BlueScope Steel and former general manager Jason Ellis alleging they engaged in “serious cartel conduct” in relation to the supply of flat steel products in Australia.
Konami to pay Aristocrat a portion of 12 years’ profit from infringing poker machines
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Gaming company Konami Australia has been ordered to pay rival Aristocrat Technologies a proportion of profits from the sale of patent-infringing poker machines over a 12-year period, as well as a chunk of damages for supply of the games that generated no revenue at all.
Star hit with second $100M fine by casino regulator
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The Star Entertainment Group has been hit with a $100 million fine as part of disciplinary action by Queensland’s gaming regulator following the findings of a state review and a determination by the Attorney-General that the company is unsuitable to hold a casino licence.
ASIC accuses McPherson’s of continuous disclosure breaches
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued health and beauty giant McPherson’s Limited and its former CEO over alleged continuous disclosure breaches and misleading or deceptive conduct during a capital raise in late 2020.
Bloomex taken to court for ‘misleading’ consumer ratings
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken online florist Bloomex to court for allegedly violating the Australian Consumer Law by posting misleading customer ratings on its website.
Telstra customer data released in accidental privacy breach
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The personal details of 130,000 Telstra customers were accidentally released in a privacy breach the result of a “misalignment of databases”, the telecommunications giant has revealed.
Law firm’s cut of EML class action driven down by carriage fight in separate case
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A judge has granted a law firm’s bid for a group costs order in a shareholder class action against payments processing company EML, but has trimmed its proposed cut of any recovery after comparing it to the contingency fee rate the firm accepted in another class action.