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Glencore wins appeal in shipping fee fight with Port of Newcastle
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-27 9:41 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Mining giant Glencore has won its appeal over access charges to Port of Newcastle shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.

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‘Enough’s enough’: Court cuts bid for lengthy plea discussions in ANZ cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-25 5:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

A local court magistrate overseeing the ANZ criminal cartel case has denied a bid by prosecutors to be given twice the length of time typically allotted to parties for case conference discussions, saying the sooner the proceedings can be transferred to the Federal Court the better.

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Google fires new shot at ‘unworkable’ ACCC media bargaining code
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-24 6:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

Search engine giant Google has fired off another round of criticism of the Government’s proposed media bargaining code, calling it “unworkable” and “extremely one-sided and unfair”.

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Banks’ fees for no service remediation bill tops $882M
Financial Services 2020-08-24 12:38 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Australia’s largest financial services institutions have paid or offered to pay more than $882 million to remediate customers affected by their fees for no service conduct, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission has revealed.

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ASIC takes StatePlus to court over alleged fees for no service conduct
Financial Services 2020-08-20 8:57 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched civil penalty proceedings against superannuation fund StatePlus over fees allegedly charged for services that were not provided to tens of thousands of members.

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Court approves $2.9M penalty against HealthEngine for misleading reviews
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-20 1:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has approved a $2.9 million penalty against medical booking platform HealthEngine after the company admitted to deleting and altering unfavourable reviews and misusing consumer data.

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Facebook, Google hit with class action over cryptocurrency ad ban
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-18 2:12 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Facebook and Google have been hit with a class action alleging their 2018 decisions to ban advertising of cryptocurrencies breached competition laws.

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Google’s warning to Australians about news code contains ‘misinformation’, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-17 9:50 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Google’s open letter to Australians, containing dire warnings about the effects of a proposed news media bargaining code, is misleading, the head of Australia’s consumer watchdog has said.

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Procter & Gamble drops spat with Colgate-Palmolive over whitening toothpaste ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-17 1:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has dropped a lawsuit accusing competitor Colgate-Palmolive of breaching consumer laws by making false claims about the performance of its whitening toothpaste that threatened to push its own brand of whitener off the shelves.

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GetSwift class action trial vacated as judge asked to recuse himself
Class Actions 2020-08-13 10:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a shareholder class action against logistics provider GetSwift and three executives has vacated an upcoming trial date, following an application that he recuse himself from hearing the case.

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