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Cruise operator Carnival has lost its bid to exclude US and UK passengers from a class action over the 2020 Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak, with a judge finding the Federal Court was not a "clearly inappropriate forum" to hear the dispute.
The ACCC has given the OK to the proposed merger of BPAY, eftpos and the New Payments Platform, saying competition between the three payment system companies was marginal and that "strong competitors" would remain after the union.
The lead applicant in a class action against Volkswagen over defective Takata airbags has been hit with indemnity costs for his failed case after a NSW Supreme Court judge found that deficiencies in aspects of the case were "manifestly clear".
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from designer tapware supplier Nero Bathrooms following revelations the company likely engaged in resale price maintenance.
Monster Energy has instituted court proceedings against PepsiCo after failing to block the beverage giant from registering the 'Monster Munch' trade mark for the iconic British kids corn snack in Australia.
Men's briefs manufacturer Tradie has resolved a case brought by a rival alleging it misled consumers by claiming its underpants were the 'Aussiest undies ever'.
BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellis wanted no record kept of a meeting with four of the company's competing steel distributors and warned his national sales manager to keep the talks under wraps, a court hearing the ACCC's price-fixing case was told on Thursday.
A judge has ordered the ACCC to pay the State of NSW's costs in its failed proceeding against NSW Ports, finding that even though the consumer watchdog did not initially sue the state government that it was a "necessary and proper" party to the case.
Funeral operator Alex Gow Funerals has paid a penalty of $13,320 for allegedly making false and misleading representations about fees, conduct the ACCC said Thursday was emblematic of widespread problems in the industry.
A former Deutsche Bank executive named in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement says the charges against him are defective and should be quashed.