The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a $1.2 million penalty against Victorian electric utility Sumo Power for luring customers with the promise of discounts and low rates only to jack up their prices months later.
Video game developer Epic Games has asked the Full Federal Court to overturn an “illogical” decision sending its competition lawsuit against Apple to California, saying the move would have a “chilling effect” on the enforcement of Australia’s competition laws.
Internet search giant Google wants to weigh in on an appeal over whether Epic Games’ lawsuit accusing Apple of abusing its dominance in the app store marketplace should be heard in Australia, as the ACCC wins its bid to intervene in the case.
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 ports company will not pay a penalty as part of an agreement to resolve the case.
Fortnite game maker Epic Games has appealed a judge’s decision to send its misuse of market power case against Apple to California, in a significant case with implications for whether Australian companies can litigate disputes with tech giants on their home turf.
A judge has found that a clause in Apple’s agreement with developers requires that Fortnite game developer Epic Games litigate a closely watched competition lawsuit against the tech giant on its home turf.
The High Court will weigh in on a dispute between the Port of Newcastle and mining giant Glencore over access charges to shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has retreated from its claim Samsung Electronics allegedly made false, misleading and deceptive representations when marketing the water resistant capabilities of its Galaxy smartphones without reasonable grounds.
Tech giant Apple will not be forced to hand over documents about Australian users to Epic Games ahead of argument on Apple’s application to shut down the game maker’s competition case, a judge has ruled, likening Epic’s imprecise notice to produce to the “cheerful pastime of drift netting”.
A judge has sided with five investments banks and rejected a bid to amend a class action alleging a series of cartel agreements to rig foreign exchange rates, saying there were “substantial problems” with the proposed pleadings.