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ACCC updated policies on witnesses after ‘flawed’ bank cartel probe, court hears
A senior ACCC officer was probed Tuesday on whether the competition regulator updated its guidelines for taking witness statements in July in response to criticism of investigators' methods in the cartel probe over ANZ's $2.5 billion share placement.
PwC strikes back in class action over $50M Axsesstoday prospectus
Professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers has hit back at a class action over a $50 million prospectus for Axsesstoday, filing a cross-claim against the asset finance lender and saying it “takes no responsibility” for allegedly defective offer documents.
Mazda’s customer service ‘appalling’ and misleading, but not unconscionable, judge finds
Mazda's treatment of customers with defective vehicles was "appalling" and its statements about their entitlement to a refund were false or misleading, a judge has found in a partial win for the ACCC.
Fifth overtime class action filed by junior doctors in Victoria
Victoria's Alfred and St Vincent's hospitals are the targets of a new class action filed on behalf of junior doctors alleging they were not paid for unrostered work that included admitting patients and attending to medical emergencies.
Apple denies app store monopoly, says blocking Fortnite didn’t harm Epic Games’ business
Apple has rejected claims that it misused its market power by pulling Epic Games' popular Fortnite game from its App Store and says the move did not affect the game developer's business because most of its revenue comes from other platforms.
Judge orders Employsure to pay $1M after ‘gagging’ at ACCC’s proposed sum
Specialist workplace relations consultancy Employsure has been ordered to pay a $1 million penalty over a series of misleading Google advertisements, a figure significantly lower than the $5 million sought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Mitsubishi hit with class action over ‘misleading’ fuel economy labels
Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors has been hit with a class action for allegedly making misleading fuel efficiency representations on over 70,000 Triton Utes sold in Australia since 2015.
Singer Katy Perry accused of trying to ‘snuff out’ Aussie fashion designer
US pop star Katy Perry has been accused of using her “financial might” to “snuff out” the small business of an Australian fashion designer, as trial kicked off in a long-running intellectual property dispute over the rights to use the Katy Perry trade mark in Australia.
Google tells court consumer law doesn’t help users who don’t help themselves
Google has hit back at the ACCC’s case accusing it of misleading users about a change to its privacy policy, saying laws against misleading and deceptive conduct do not apply to those who did not read the notification about the change.
HWL Ebsworth found negligent, but avoids $424,000 damages bill by ex-client
Law firm HWL Ebsworth has dodged a $424,000 damages claim by a Brisbane property developer, despite a judge finding the law firm was negligent in failing to properly follow its client's instructions on a contract of sale for large block of units.