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SEC probing Facebook disclosures over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting
The US securities regulator is reportedly looking into Facebook's disclosures to investors about the harvesting of user data by political research firm Cambridge Analytica, as the company faces the threat of a privacy class action in Australia over the data debacle.
Class action seeks data on individuals that got Cash Converters loans
Cash Converters has been asked to produce data on individuals that it provided payday loans to in Queensland in a class action alleging it charged a brokerage fee to borrowers for services they never received.
Judge says Sportsbet case over CrownBet rebrand is ‘strong’
The judge that temporarily barred CrownBet from moving forward with its planned rebrand to Sportingbet said Sportsbet has made a 'strong' case that use of the mark by CrownBet is likely to cause confusion among consumers of online betting services.
Lawyer fooled by conman Peter Foster’s “psychological brilliance”, court hears
A Sydney lawyer accused in a class action of conspiring with notorious conman Peter Foster in a fraudulent sports betting scheme that left investors $29 million out of pocket was taken in by Foster's "psychological brilliance", her barrister told a court Thursday.
ACCC brings cartel case against Cryosite over ‘gun jumping’
The ACCC has brought a cartel case against biologics company Cryosite for agreeing to coordinate with competitor Cell Care prior to the completion of their merger agreement.
Funder slashed rates to secure $132.5M QBE settlement, judge says
The litigation funder behind the Federal Court's precedential ruling that established the first common fund order in an Australian class action agreed to cuts its rates as part of negotiations that resulted in the $132.5 million settlement of the class action against QBE Insurance.
AMP class action turf war escalates with threat of anti-anti suit injunction
The law firm behind one of four AMP class actions in Federal Court might call for an anti-anti-suit injunction in response to a threat by a NSW Supreme Court judge to block the actions from proceeding in favour of the lone case filed against the wealth manager in state court.
Squire Patton Boggs lawyer says Fitch having a discovery ‘whinge’ in class action
Facing cross-examination over the law firm's bid to add fraud and deceit claims to a class action against Fitch Ratings, a Squire Patton Boggs lawyer exchanged fire with a barrister for the ratings agency, saying Fitch was having a regular "whinge" about discovery and "no" she would not take the comment back.
ACCC calls for major fixes to ‘broken’ electricity market
Mergers of major electricity generators would be blocked and the energy regulator given more power to combat market manipulation under sweeping reforms to reduce rising energy prices released by the consumer watchdog Wednesday.
IMF Bentham mulls privacy class action against Facebook
IMF Bentham is considering funding a privacy class action against Facebook for allowing political research firm Cambridge Analytica to harvest information from the Facebook accounts of over 311,000 Australians.