The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it should be given more power to regulate the $9.5 billion advertising technology sector, after a report revealed Google’s overwhelming dominance could lead to consumers paying more for advertised goods.
Prosecutors have told a court they are nearing deals with a number of individuals accused of criminal charges in its cartel case against Vina Money Transfer.
A judge hearing a price-fixing case against steel giant BlueScope has overruled an objection to the ACCCs barrister’s allegedly excessive “eye-rolling” and “scathing and sarcastic” manner during a cross-examination in which the company’s general manager was accused of lying under oath.
A judge has rejected a request for further information on ‘very senior’ Google employees involved in a notification related to a change to Google’s privacy policy which at the centre of court proceedings brought by the ACCC.
A judge hearing a $2 million dispute between a former tenured professor and the University of New South Wales has lamented the lengthy pleadings filed in Fair Work cases, saying “everything but the kitchen sink seems to be thrown in, without any discrimination”.
Australian tech startup Unlockd has sued Google in the United States for abusing its control over the Android smartphone ecosystem, claiming it was forced into bankruptcy because of the US tech giant’s anticompetitive acts.
A judge has vacated a March hearing in a class action against cruise operator Carnival over last year’s Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak, a week after resolving an almost year-long dispute about whether overseas passengers could be part of the proceeding.
A judge has questioned whether he should allow prosecutors to amend charges against ANZ and its treasurer in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion share placement after the bank argued the charges were defective and should be quashed.
The ACCC has called for further public submissions on a proposed acquisition by JBS Australia of a Singapore-owned pig farm and abattoir business after it raised preliminary competition concerns with the $175 million sale.
Six of the world’s largest car makers have agreed to pay $52 million to settle class actions accusing them of selling cars with deadly Takata airbags.