A judge has hit property manager Meriton with a $3 million penalty after finding the company misled consumers by manipulating negative TripAdvisor reviews, but the fine was well below the $20 million sought by the consumer watchdog.
The applicants in a class action against Radio Rentals alleging its rental practices violate responsible lending laws say the company is dragging its feet on discovery, after the company accused the applicants’ lawyers of using discovery to delay the case.
The first day of a liability hearing in a consumer case over GlaxoSmithKline’s marketing for its popular Voltaren products has seen an ACCC witness deflect accusations the regulator was vague about its misleading packaging concerns, placing the blame squarely on the pharmaceutical giant.
Globe International denies that it violated the law when it sent multiple letters to Kmart allegedly threatening legal action for infringing its copyright for cargo pants and shorts.
One of Australia’s largest debt collectors, ACM Group, harassed and coerced vulnerable customers — including a stroke victim — by bombarding them with phone calls and making empty threats of litigation, the Federal Court found Monday.
Cash Converters has been ordered to turn over information on people it provided payday loans to in Queensland in a class action alleging it charged a brokerage fee to borrowers for services they never received.
A unit of Yazaki Corp is seeking High Court approval to file an appeal after the Full Federal Court handed down a record $46 million penalty against the car parts maker for colluding with a competitor on prices for wire harnesses supplied to Toyota.
Australia’s largest media union has called on the ACCC to block the proposed merger of Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media, saying it’s a threat to media diversity in an already heavily consolidated media industry.
Europcar has been hit with an enforcement action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission accusing the rental car company of slapping customers with excessive credit and debit card payment surcharges.
TransUrban on Monday submitted its bid for a 51 percent stake in the $16.8 billion WestConnex project being sold by the NSW Government, despite the ACCC’s delay in signing off on the deal after expressing concerns it might hinder competition.