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Engage Marine can access ACCC docs in competition suit against TasPorts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-29 3:37 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has largely granted a bid by port operations provider Engage Marine to obtain copies of restricted documents in the ACCC’s case against TasPorts as it mounts its own case against the government-owned body, despite noting that principles of open justice don’t dictate an “open slather” approach to documents.

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ACCC tells ‘fake local’ florists to get out of town
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-29 11:37 pm By Gareth Baker

The ACCC has brought proceedings against a national flower retailer for allegedly adapting its websites and google ads to deceive online customers into believing they were a local florist. 

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ASIC lifts stop order on Humm’s buy now, pay later products
Financial Services 2023-05-29 11:07 pm By Gareth Baker

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revoked an interim stop order against Aussie fintech Humm Group, which had been preventing the company from selling its buy now, pay later product to new customers.  Humm revealed the news in an announcement on Monday, only days after the order was issued out of concerns around the…

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ASIC hits pause on Humm’s buy now, pay later products
Fintech 2023-05-26 3:07 pm By Gareth Baker

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit fintech Humm Group with an interim stop order barring it from issuing buy now, pay later products to new customers.

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EML takes aim at shareholder class action over AML/CTF disclosures
Class Actions 2023-05-23 10:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Payments processing company EML has hit back at a shareholder class action over its alleged failure to disclose Ireland central bank’s concerns about its anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing compliance, claiming swathes of the case are liable to be struck out.

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‘Shocked’ judge eviscerates Tyro class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-19 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $5 million class action settlement against payment processor Tyro over a service outage but has shredded the proposed funder payout and legal fees that would have comprised 60 per cent of the sum, calling the costs “outrageous”. 

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ASIC claims Solvar unit provided unsuitable car loans to vulnerable customers
ASIC 2023-05-17 11:00 pm By Gareth Baker

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dragged lender Money3 to court for allegedly failing to properly assess the creditworthiness of low-income individuals before saddling them with $11,000 loans for second-hand car purchases.

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UFG to pay $5M for misleading gym franchisees about ‘near valueless’ businesses
Franchises 2023-05-16 4:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The company behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship gym franchise has been ordered to pay $5 million to three franchisees after a judge found it misled them about businesses which were “near valueless” and unlikely to make profit. 

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Opal Tower class action funder’s appeal of cuts to commission falls flat
Class Actions 2023-05-12 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has shot down funder Augusta’s challenge to a decision that cut its commission in the Opal Tower class action, putting funders on notice that they will have to marshal compelling evidence to win approval for their returns from an increasingly watchful court.

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Google says competition class action claims ‘make no sense’
Class Actions 2023-05-12 9:14 pm By Sam Matthews

Google has denied class action that it distorted competition in the app marketplace and left consumers paying higher prices, pointing out in its defence there are alternative app stores on its Android platform.

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