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.Â
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has largely won its case against BlueScope Steel and former general manager Jason Ellis alleging they engaged in âserious cartel conductâ in relation to the supply of flat steel products in Australia.
A judge has imposed a $21 million penalty on Uber for misleading customers through platform-wide cancellation messages and estimated fares on its Uber Taxi option, $5 million short of the âvery substantialâ sum jointly agreed by the parties.
A coalition of global law firms have joined together to launch an association to advise businesses on adopting better human rights practices.
A judge has approved a confidential settlement in a class action on behalf of 383 apartment owners in Sydneyâs Opal Tower but slashed the amount sought by the funder.
The litigation funder bankrolling a class action on behalf of 383 apartment owners in Sydneyâs troubled Opal Tower is seeking a 26 per cent commission totalling $13.2 million of the confidential settlement sum, a court has heard.Â
White shoe firm White & Case has lured a partner from Norton Rose Fulbright to beef up its competition capabilities in Australia.
Lendlease and other major builders have secured a significant victory in a long-running case brought by the liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group, with a judge saying Hastie wasn’t entitled to the proceeds of bank guarantees withdrawn by the builders when it collapsed 10 years ago.
A $13 million commission sought by the funder that bankrolled the Opal Tower class action is stalling settlement approval, as debate continues over whether the funder can recoup the costs of after-the-event insurance from group members.
Two former executives of defunct electronics retailer Dick Smith have asked the High Court to hear their challenge to a $11.8 million damages award for approving a dividend payment the company could not afford.