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Law firm hits Uber with another class action after court loss
A plaintiffs law firm has fired off another class action against Uber after losing a bid to amend the group definition in a class action brought against the ride-sharing giant last year.
Privacy group urges ACCC to block Google, Fitbit merger
Allowing Google's planned $3 billion acquisition of fitness device company Fitbit to go through would give the search giant "unprecedented" access to sensitive personal data and would substantially lessen competition in several markets, a privacy rights group has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Profits a big motivator for big four banks in refusing to pass on interest rate cuts, ACCC says
The Big Four banks were trying to shore up their profits when they refused to pass on home loan interest rate cuts to consumers in full last year, an interim report of an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission inquiry has found.
Scenic Tours passengers can claim damages for disappointment, High Court rules
Passengers on a European river cruise operated by Scenic Tours can claim damages for disappointment after they were forced to take buses for most of their luxury tour, the High Court has ruled.
Jones Day lures competition partner from Herbert Smith Freehills
Global law firm Jones Day has nabbed former Herbert Smith Freehills partner Matthew Bull to boost the ranks of its antitrust and competition practice.
Landmark ruling nixing class closure orders likely to reach High Court
A ruling Wednesday that struck down class closure orders -- a device used by judges in class actions for the past two decades -- has split the courts in Australia and is expected to head to the High Court.
ACCC secures $14M penalty in hidden fee case against STA Travel
A settlement between the ACCC and STA Travel has resulted in a penalty of $14 million after the court found the travel agency misled consumers about their ability to change flight dates and other travel details.
Google likely to be forced to turn over reviewer’s ID to lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson
Global search giant Google will likely be forced to hand over details of an online reviewer’s identity to gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson so she can pursue defamation and misleading and deceptive conduct claims against the reviewer, which she alleges is a rival law firm.
Government to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
Digital giants Google and Facebook will be required to pay for news content under a new mandatory code being developed by the Government to create a ‘level playing field’ in the Australian media industry, which is facing a sharp decline in advertising revenue driven by the coronavirus.
Dover Financial sues lawyers for negligence over advice on client protection policy
Defunct financial adviser Dover Financial has sued three separate law firms for allegedly negligent advice over a 'client protection policy' that the Federal Court found was misleading, deceptive and an "exercise in Orwellian doublespeak".