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Top judge won’t help class action lawyers get childcare ahead of trial in locked down Vic
COVID-19 2020-08-28 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court’s top judge has refused a bid by the lead applicant in a class action against Crown Resorts to have the case declared a priority matter to allow Melbourne-based lawyers access to childcare while they prepare for a six-week trial.

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Glencore wins appeal in shipping fee fight with Port of Newcastle
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-27 9:41 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Mining giant Glencore has won its appeal over access charges to Port of Newcastle shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.

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Crown class action lawyers to seek priority status as COVID-19 lockdown makes trial prep ‘impossible’
Class Actions 2020-08-14 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

The lead applicant in a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts will ask the Federal Court to declare the proceedings a priority matter so that lawyers readying the case for an upcoming trial in Melbourne can access childcare despite stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria.

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ASIC scores ‘narrow’ win in case against ex-Tennis Australia director
ASIC 2020-07-31 12:43 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has handed ASIC a “narrow” win in its action against former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell, tossing most of the regulator’s case and accusing it of “confirmatory bias”.

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Kogan misled customers with tax promotion, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-07-17 12:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has succeeded in its case against Kogan, with a judge finding statements the online retailer made during a 2018 promotion were misleading and drew consumers into the company’s “marketing web”.

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Class mulls options for talking to jailed Crown employees after appeals court defeat
Class Actions 2020-04-22 6:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicant in a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts is considering alternative options for examining 18 former jailed employees after an appeals court found communication with the employees was impermissible given confidentiality agreements they had with Crown.

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Barristers to robe up at home for trial by videochat in ACCC case against Kogan
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-04-01 11:44 am By Miklos Bolza

Barristers for the ACCC and online retailer Kogan have been asked to robe up at home as the previously in-person trial shifts to videochat in response to the COVID-19 health crisis.

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TasPorts slams ACCC case, says extra fees don’t amount to misuse of market power
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-31 12:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

Tasmanian state-owned ports company TasPorts has admitted to charging additional fees to the owner of a local port, but has denied the ACCC’s allegations that these actions constituted a misuse of market power designed to stymie competition.

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Trivago appeals ruling it misled customers with hotel listings
Appeals 2020-03-10 12:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has appealed a ruling that it misled consumers about its cheapest price promise by arranging listings according to payments it received instead of the hotel room price.

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ACCC slammed for ‘opaque’ demands in misuse of market power case against TasPorts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-02-07 5:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawyer for Tasmanian state government owned ports company TasPorts has criticised the ACCC’s first-of-its kind case that alleges it is misusing its market power to stymie competition, saying it isn’t clear what the regulator wants the court to do.

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