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Judge sends Epic’s competition dispute with Apple to California
ACCC 2021-04-09 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has found that a clause in Apple’s agreement with developers requires that Fortnite game developer Epic Games litigate a closely watched competition lawsuit against the tech giant on its home turf. 

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Facebook still California dreaming in legal battle with startup
Appeals 2021-02-04 3:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram are pushing for a competition dispute brought by an Australian social media startup to be heard on their home turf in the state of California.

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Trial in Country Care case faces delay as COVID-19 restrictions keep judge, lawyers in NSW
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-01-21 1:10 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

The jury trial in a criminal cartel case against mobility equipment provider Country Care and two employees could be delayed due to coronavirus restrictions, as a majority of the parties, located in NSW, wait for restrictions to ease in order to travel to Victoria, a court has heard.

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Facebook, Instagram waived right to arbitrate startup’s competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-12-23 6:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram have lost a bid to shut down a lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup, with a judge finding the digital giants relinquished their right to move the dispute to California.

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ACCC appeals loss in Employsure case over Google ads, keywords
ACCC 2020-10-29 5:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has lodged an appeal after a judge threw out its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.

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Employsure defeats ‘untenable’ ACCC case over Google ads, keywords
ACCC 2020-10-01 6:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The ACCC has lost its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.

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‘Strained and fanciful’: Court tosses Telstra suit over Optus’ ‘more than ever before’ ads
Andrew Barraclough 2020-09-25 1:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Telstra has suffered a defeat in its lawsuit accusing competitor Singtel Optus of violating consumer laws with ads claiming it is “covering more of Australia than ever before”, with a judge calling Telstra’s allegations that the ads implied a comparison with other telcos “strained and fanciful”.

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Telstra sues Optus over ‘more than ever before’ ad campaign
Clayton Utz 2020-07-28 5:08 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Telstra has filed a lawsuit accusing Singtel Optus of breaching the Australia Consumer Law through ads that claim it is “covering more of Australia than ever before”.

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Car makers won’t take class closure fight to High Court
ACCC 2020-05-07 11:24 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Seven car makers defending class actions over defective Takata airbags have confirmed they will not be challenging a landmark decision that set aside a pre-settlement class closure order in the cases.

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Landmark ruling nixing class closure orders likely to reach High Court
Acting Justice Arthur Emmett 2020-04-23 9:10 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A ruling Wednesday that struck down class closure orders — a device used by judges in class actions for the past two decades — has split the courts in Australia and is expected to head to the High Court.

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