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Magnamail has defeated an ACCC suit alleging it misled customers by representing they were eligible for major prizes if they ordered from its catalogues, with a judge finding the mail order company's representation that customers 'could' win major prizes was true.
The applicants in class actions over alleged engine defects in Hyundai and Kia vehicles can file amended cases, over the objections of the car makers, which claim the new pleadings are "worse" despite millions of dollars having been spent on discovery.
A judge is not too thrilled about the ACCC's bid for details of Microsoft's defence in a suit alleging the software giant duped millions of customers into upgrading to more expensive product plans, saying "it pains me the court has to take time" to hear the application.
The competition regulator has given its draft approval to Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google for their global settlement of allegations of misuse of market power by the digital giant.
Insurer Vero may be hit with a cross-claim in a class action against Fairview Architectural over allegedly combustible cladding, a court has heard.
The sole director of WA insurance broker Dynamic Insurance can't represent the company in its competition suit against insurance broking network Steadfast Group and insurers QBE and Allianz, with a judge finding the company would be better off hiring a lawyer.
A judge has allowed a "painfully slow" competition class action against Sony over its PlayStation store practices to file an amended pleading, after expressing concerns the case was not properly resourced.
The former CEO of Richard White’s anti-money laundering software company Kyckr has agreed to strike out her entire case and file a new pleading in her suit accusing the Wisetech chair of misleading and deceptive conduct.
Coles has argued that the competition regulator’s decision rejecting the supermarket giant's bid to lease a new site in Kalgoorlie, WA was based on a theory of harm that is novel under Australian law.
Coles has fired off Federal Court proceedings over the ACCC's decision to block its proposed acquisition of a leasehold interest in a supermarket and liquor store site in Kalgoorlie, one day after bringing proceedings at the Australian Competition Tribunal.