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Restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia, law practice face franchisee class action
Class Actions 2023-06-06 3:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia is facing a class action alleging it misled franchisees about the profitability of its businesses, with business owners also making claims against an employment law practice that drafted the franchise agreements.

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Dell admits duping customers about price of add-on monitors, says sorry
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-06-06 3:14 pm By Gareth Baker

Dell Australia has apologised to consumers and admitted misleading those who purchased add-on computer monitors by inflating the pre-discount price, sometimes to more than the product’s normal retail value.

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Clifford Chance lures competition partner from Clayton Utz
People In The News 2023-06-06 4:29 pm By Gareth Baker

Clifford Chance has added former Clayton Utz competition and consumer law partner Elizabeth Richmond to the firm’s global antitrust team in Sydney.

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In appeal against SmileDirectClub, Invisalign says court didn’t get facts straight
Appeals 2023-06-05 12:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dental aligner maker Invisalign has appealed its loss in suit accusing competitor SmileDirectClub of misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits.

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AGL Energy hit with competition class action
Class Actions 2023-06-02 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Big three energy supplier AGL is facing a class action alleging it misused its market power in breach of Australia’s competition laws.

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‘Completely at sea’: Banks push for class closure in flex commissions cases
Class Actions 2023-06-02 10:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac, Macquarie and ANZ are seeking class closure orders ahead of mediation in three class actions over flexible commissions schemes, telling a court hearing they will be “completely at sea” without a better idea of the class size.

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ASIC hits Melbourne CFD broker with interim stop order
ASIC 2023-06-02 10:01 pm By Gareth Baker

ASIC has issued an interim stop order barring a Melbourne-based investment broker from opening trading accounts or dealing in contracts for difference or margin foreign exchange contracts to retail investors. 

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Racing NSW wins doc bid as it mulls competition case against interstate counterparts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-31 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Racing NSW has won access to documents that concern an alleged plan by its Victorian counterpart to exclude it from the thoroughbred racing industry as part of an alleged anti-competitive agreement with four other states.

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Tradie platform Hipages admits using ‘subscription traps’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-30 11:05 pm By Gareth Baker

Online home improvement platform Hipages has admitted that it likely engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by failing to disclose contract terms that allowed it to automatically renew subscriptions and charge early termination fees.

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Showdown looms as class actions pile up against Hyundai, Kia
Class Actions 2023-05-29 3:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

A third law firm has launched class actions against Hyundai and Kia, setting the stage for a courtroom battle to determine which team of solicitors can bring cases over alleged defective engines against the Korean car makers.

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