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Google says competition class action claims ‘make no sense’
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.
OAIC to investigate group proceeding against Medibank
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will proceed with an investigation of a class action-style complaint brought by Maurice Blackburn over Medibank's data breach.
Australian Mines ex-director hit with $70,000 penalty for conference representations
A former director of Australian Mines has copped at $70,000 penalty in ASIC proceedings accusing him of making false and misleading representations at mining investment conferences in 2018.
Insurance Australia agrees to $40M penalty in ‘very serious’ case over unpaid discounts
Insurance Australia has agreed to pay a $40 million penalty in a case by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging it short-changed NRMA customers a staggering $60 million in promised loyalty discounts. 
High Court challenge could clarify scope of reliance damages
A city council in the Hunter Valley region is set to appeal to the High Court a decision that found it was liable to pay a flight company over $3.6 million in damages for wasted expenditure after it repudiated a contract to lease land at the local airport.
7-Eleven class action judge OKs $2.25M in costs of settlement approval argument
A judge overseeing two 7-Eleven class actions has signed off on $2.25 million in costs incurred by the funder and lawyers in their pitched battle to win approval for the terms of a $98 million settlement, which included deductions of more than $44 million to cover commission and fees.
Art school resolves former dean’s dismissal-by-Instagram case
The former dean of a Melbourne art school has resolved her case alleging she was unfairly sacked via Instagram direct message while on annual leave.
Lenders of collapsed Arrium lose appeal over directors’ loan drawdowns
Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of failed steel giant Arrium have lost a second attempt to put two of the company's directors on the hook for alleged misleading representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse.
IG Markets hit with class action over risky CFDs
IG Markets has been hit with a class action on behalf of up to 20,000 everyday investors who have allegedly lost hundreds of millions of dollars trading in risky financial products known as contracts for difference, or CFDs.