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Competition heavyweights to represent Vodafone, TPG in landmark merger challenge
Elite competition groups Allens  and Herbert Smith Freehills will represent Vodafone and TPG in their lawsuit filed Friday challenging the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's opposition to their proposed $15 billion tie-up.
RMBL ordered to retract comments ‘encouraging’ class members to opt-out
Mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL Investments has been ordered to  withdraw all communications with its customers that encouraged them to opt-out of a consumer protection class action against the firm.
ACCC loses ‘spoke and hub’ laundry cartel case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come up short in its appeal of a ruling that found it had produced insufficient evidence of a laundry detergent cartel, in the first so-called hub and spoke case brought by the competition regulator.
ACCC takes online retailer Kogan to court for misleading promotion
The consumer watchdog has brought legal action against online retailer Kogan Australia alleging one of its discount promotions duped customers.
VW dieselgate hearings postponed over ACCC objections
A hearing scheduled for later this year in several class actions and an ACCC proceeding over allegations Volkswagen installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests has been postponed, despite cries of prejudice from the consumer regulator.
Geelong sues fundraising firm claiming affiliation with the Cats
The Geelong Football Club has launched Federal Court proceedings against a promotional firm it claims passed itself off as the famous AFL club in order to procure payments from members.
Origin, Australia Pacific LNG get ACCC approval for $231M sale of Ironback gas project
The ACCC will not oppose Origin Energy's sale of the Ironback coal seam gas project to joint venture partner Australia Pacific for $231 million, less than a third of what it paid for the project ten years ago.
Prosecutors take axe to Country Care criminal cartel case
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has pared its criminal cartel case against Country Care Group and two individuals, cutting over 100 charges in an indictment that details two alleged cartel agreements the Australian mobility equipment provider entered into in relation to bids on NSW government tenders.
GSK narrowly defeats ACCC’s case over revised Osteo Gel packaging
GlaxoSmithKline has defeated claims by the ACCC that revised packaging for its now-discontinued pain killer Osteo Gel misled consumers. The drug maker will face penalties for earlier violations it admitted to, but the court hinted the damages will be nowhere near the $6 million competitor Reckitt Benckiser faced in a similar case.
Facebook, Instagram to fight misuse of market power case by social media startup
Facebook and Instagram will defend against claims they misused their market power to block an Australian marketing startup from their platforms, saying the company - which sends scheduled social media posts for clients -- had breached their terms of use.