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High Court hands Mitsubishi a win in case over fuel efficiency labels
Mitsubishi Motors has prevailed before the High Court in a challenge to a ruling that it breached the consumer laws by affixing a fuel efficiency label to its Tritons, in a decision that puts a dent in a class action on behalf of tens of thousands of drivers.
Lawyers the only ones to get paid in CBA class action settlement
Group members will walk away with nothing under a settlement in a seven-year old class action against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on behalf of borrowers who claimed they were forced to default on their commercial loans.
Fitbit hit with $11M penalty for misleading customers about refunds
Google's Fitbit has been ordered to pay $11 million for misleading statements about customers' rights to refunds or replacements for faulty devices.
Australia Post to pay $2.9M compensation for lost or damaged parcels
Australia Post has agreed to compensate business for lost or damaged parcels after admitting it likely engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct when it refused claims for compensation.
Viterra can’t dodge indemnity costs in feud over $420M Joe White sale
Glencore-owned Viterra must pay indemnity costs to four Joe White employees it dragged into a 10-year feud with Cargill over the $420 million sale of the Joe White business, after a judge found its claims against them were “hopeless from the outset".
‘We don’t know’ not a reason to block $4.9B Suncorp merger, ANZ says
ANZ has criticised the ACCC’s objection to its planned $4.9 billion merger with Suncorp, arguing before a tribunal that the alleged "uncertain" effects on competition in banking was not a sufficient reason to block the deal.
Government urged to shell out $900M to settle live exports class action
The applicant in a nine-year-old class action over the government's 2011 live exports ban has urged the Commonwealth to pay up to $900 million to settle the case, after earlier settlement efforts flopped.
Qantas stands by defence in ghost flights case
Qantas has hit back the ACCC's argument that the airline failed to respond to key allegations in its 'ghost flights' case, telling the court it's the regulator's job to particularise its claims.
ACCC wins record $15M penalty for resale price maintenance
Power tool maker Techtronic has been ordered to pay a record $15 million penalty after admitting it told resellers to set a minimum price for Milwaukee branded products, for which it is a wholesale supplier.
ACCC clears Coles’ acquisition of Saputo milk processing plants
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Coles' plans to acquire two milk processing plants from Saputo, saying the $105 million deal is not likely to substantially lessen competition.