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Dell misled online customers about inflated discounts during COVID lockdowns, ACCC says in new case
ACCC 2022-11-04 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The consumer regulator has taken Dell Australia to court for allegedly making misleading statements about the price of add-on monitors that could be purchased with Dell computers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Santos appeals ruling pausing $4.7B offshore drilling project
Allens 2022-09-28 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Santos has filed an appeal after Tiwi Islanders won a Federal Court challenge to a $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.

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Tiwi Islanders win challenge to $4.7B Santos offshore drilling project
Allens 2022-09-21 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Tiwi Islanders have won a Federal Court challenge to the $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.

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Judge approves $52M settlement in Takata airbags class actions
Allens 2022-08-15 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a $52 million settlement is six class actions against car makers for allegedly selling cars fitted with deadly Takata airbags, under which individuals group members will get around $600 after $31.7 million in expenses is deducted.

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Fujifilm’s small business contracts riddled with unfair terms, court finds
ACCC 2022-08-12 12:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Dozens of provisions in Fujifilm’s contracts with thousands of small businesses are unfair and unenforceable, a court declared Friday in a case against the office supply company by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Tiwi Islanders to file new bid to block Santos’ Barossa drilling
Allens 2022-07-26 11:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Tiwi Islanders will file a new application to prevent drilling continuing on Santos’ $4.7 billion Barossa gas project after losing a challenge to stop the energy giant from beginning work on the first sea well.

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New competition class actions in the works against Apple, Google
Allens 2022-07-22 9:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Another law firm is planning competition class actions against Apple and Google over their app stores, just over a month after Phi Finney McDonald filed group proceedings against the tech giants, setting up a beauty parade that adds a wrinkle to similar cases brought by Epic Games.

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Judge questions if Tiwi Islanders disqualified from challenging Santos drill plan
Allens 2022-07-13 10:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether Tiwi Islanders’ delay in filing an application to stop Santos from beginning drilling on an offshore gas project this month may have doomed the bid.

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Toyota appeals loss in $2B diesel filter class action
Anais d'Arville 2022-06-10 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Toyota has lodged an appeal of a judgment that could see it owe around $2 billion to 260,000 car owners for selling vehicles with defective diesel filters for more than they were worth.

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Judge allows report denying PFAS link with immunosuppression in contamination class action
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-06-10 7:02 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action alleging the federal government contaminated Indigenous land with toxic firefighting foam has lost a challenge to a report by a scientist who declined to find that the foam could cause adverse health effects including immunosuppression and interfere with the efficacy of vaccines.

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