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Judge nudges ACCC toward pleading after 165-page concise statement
The ACCC should consider whether a pleading might be “more efficient” in its case against a debt collection agency that also brings "serious allegations" against an associated legal practice, a judge has said.
ALS must produce full McGrathNicol report into coal testing results
Testing lab ALS must hand over almost all of a McGrathNicol report into allegedly exaggerated coal testing results, after a judge found last year the company had waived privileged over parts of the report by referring to its findings in an ASX statement.
ASIC can advance Credit Code claims against Oak Capital
ASIC will press on with its case against defunct lender Oak Capital alleging the company's business model was designed to avoid consumer protections under the National Credit Code.
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Monadelphous wins bid to revive evidence in $2.6M suit over barge corrosion
Monadelphous has won the post-trial reversal of a ruling that excluded some of its evidence in a $2.6 million dispute over alleged corrosion damage to a marine barge.
Harvey Norman, Latitude hit with $55M in penalties in ASIC case
Electronics retailer Harvey Norman and consumer lender Latitude Finance have been socked with a total of $55 million in penalties for a misleading ad campaign seen by millions of Australians.
Shine gets extension to serve class actions over stomach acid drugs
Shine Lawyers has won a 12-month extension to serve class actions three against drug companies that sell proton pump inhibitors.
Court tosses ACCC case accusing Magnamail of misleading promotions
Magnamail has defeated an ACCC suit alleging it misled customers by representing they were eligible for major prizes if they ordered from its catalogues, with a judge finding the mail order company's representation that customers 'could' win major prizes was true.
Class actions against Hyundai, Kia get go-ahead to bring new pleadings
The applicants in class actions over alleged engine defects in Hyundai and Kia vehicles can file amended cases, over the objections of the car makers, which claim the new pleadings are "worse" despite millions of dollars having been spent on discovery.
‘It pains me’: Judge bemoans ACCC bid for particulars in Microsoft case
A judge is not too thrilled about the ACCC's bid for details of Microsoft's defence in a suit alleging the software giant duped millions of customers into upgrading to more expensive product plans, saying "it pains me the court has to take time" to hear the application.
Epic, Google win ACCC draft approval for global settlement
The competition regulator has given its draft approval to Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google for their global settlement of allegations of misuse of market power by the digital giant.