The boss of car wash franchisor Geowash has won her bid to access emails exchanged between the ACCC and lawyers for complaining franchisees, in a case accusing the company of misleading prospective franchisees with inflated profit projections.
Advertising technology company Unlockd has gone into voluntary administration, blaming Google’s threats to remove the startup’s apps from its marketplace for its fall.
A judge has dismissed a bid by former Murray Goulburn boss Gary Helou to push off mediation in an action brought by the ACCC, ruling that the ex-executive’s trip to China was no reason to delay possible resolution of the case.
Apple has reached an in-principle settlement with the consumer watchdog in an enforcement action over the tech giant’s repair policies, a judge was told Tuesday.
Australia will be the battleground for the first trial in an abuse-of-dominance case against Google by digital advertising startup Unlockd, and expert competition judge John Middleton will be eagerly presiding.
GlaxoSmithKline is pushing for lower penalties in a case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging the pharma giant breached the Australian Consumer Law in the marketing for its Voltaren Osteo Gel and Voltaren Emulgel pain relief products.
ASIC has permanently banned a former NAB adviser from providing financial services after an investigation found he impersonated clients in order to get access to client funds that he transferred into sham bank accounts.
As the ACCC’s criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank gets underway, the regulator will face off against a formidable team of lawyers with extensive experience in defending competition matters.
A judge overseeing five Dieselgate class actions against Volkswagen questioned on Wednesday the car giant’s claim that it wanted to close down two of the cases — run by Bannister Law — for the benefit of group members.
The ACCC has won an agreement from home builder Wisdom Properties to remove a non-disparagement clause from its standard home building agreement after the regulator said the clause likely violates the Australian Consumer Law.