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3A cladding class action wins spat over issues to be canvassed at two-month trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-19 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Building materials manufacturer 3A Composites has lost a challenge to questions for a judge at an initial trial of a class action over combustible cladding, with a judge finding the issue of whether the company’s Alucobond panels were of acceptable quality was common to all group members. 

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Class action filings set for lowest year in decade, law firm report says
Class Actions 2024-07-18 2:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

The number of new class actions so far this year has fallen short of recent years, and not a single shareholder proceeding has been lodged in 2024 to date, according to a new report.

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Judge recuses himself from Sunshine Loans penalty hearing, calls for new court protocol
Legal Ethics 2024-07-18 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge who presided over ASIC’s successful case against payday lender Sunshine Loans has recused himself from deciding on penalty in the matter, saying a new court protocol might be needed for when a judge makes an adverse credit finding during the liability phase of a case.

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Grays hit with $10M penalty for misleading cars listings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-18 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Online auction site Grays has been ordered to pay $10 million in penalties after it admitted to making misleading statements in the descriptions of at least 750 cars listed for sale on its website. 

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Telstra cops $1.5M penalty for flouting customer ID rules
Telecommunications 2024-07-17 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has been hit with a $1.5 million penalty from the communications regulator for failing to perform the requisite costumer ID authentication on over 150,000 “high-risk” interactions, such as SIM card swaps.

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Aristocrat says class action applicant should have deleted gambling app
Class Actions 2024-07-16 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Aristocrat Leisure has hit back at a class action over its allegedly illegal ‘social casino’ apps, saying that playing is optional and that the lead applicant should have deleted the games.

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CSR faces potential competition case over insulation price hikes
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-15 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Major building insulation supplier CSR Bradford has been hit with a lawsuit by a leading home energy company seeking information on price increases as part of a potential lawsuit alleging misuse of market power.

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The Good Guys promotions not so good for consumers, ACCC claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-11 10:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought proceedings against retailer The Good Guys, alleging it made misleading statements about store credit. 

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ACCC flags competition concerns with Aurizon acquisition of Flinders Logistics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-11 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

The consumer regulator has flagged concerns over national freight company Aurizon’s proposed acquisition of stevedoring and logistics business Flinders Logistics, saying the deal could incentivise Aurizon to block other rail haulage providers from accessing a key berth in Port Adelaide.

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Silk files new suit against Telstra, this one over email bounce-back
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-08 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A senior barrister has filed another suit against Telstra alleging it flags his emails to Bigpond addresses as spam and fails to send them, after suing the telco for allegedly falsely promising he could keep his chambers’ phone numbers when switching to the NBN.

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