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ACCC says Google’s ‘Oh Shit’ meeting relevant to penalty in location privacy case
ACCC 2021-08-13 4:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The ACCC wants Google to produce documents related to its infamous ‘Oh Shit’ meeting, which the consumer regulator says will be relevant to the tech giant’s state of mind and the judge’s penalty in a case over representations to users about their location data.

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‘Serious breach of trust’: ACCC wins appeal in Google ads case against Employsure
ACCC 2021-08-13 4:43 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won a challenge to a ruling that tossed its case against specialist workplace relations company Employsure, with an appeals court finding the regulator was right that the company had misled small businesses into signing long term contracts via Google ads that appeared to be government affiliated.

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Judge finds Phoenix Institute treated vulnerable customers with ‘callous indifference’
ACCC 2021-08-13 4:26 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has found collapsed education provider Phoenix Institute acted unconscionably and with “callous indifference” by enticing vulnerable consumers to enrol in unsuitable courses with promises of free laptops.

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$2M lawsuit against UNSW puts spotlight on whether tenured professors can be sacked
ACCC 2021-08-12 3:06 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A former tenured professor is seeking $2 million from the University of New South Wales, alleging she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.

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Apple asks High Court to undo ‘radical’ Epic Games decision
ACCC 2021-08-10 3:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Full Federal Court took a “radical” and unorthodox approach with far-reaching consequences by keeping Apple’s competition dispute with Fortnite game maker Epic Games in Australia, the Silicon Valley giant has told the High Court.

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‘Very disappointed’: ACCC accuses Telstra, Optus and TPG of misleading NBN customers
ACCC 2021-08-09 4:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought legal action against three major Australian internet providers for allegedly misleading hundreds of thousands of NBN customers.

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COVID-19 delays judgment in ACCC’s long-running case against private college Phoenix
ACCC 2021-08-06 3:37 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Sydney’s ongoing COVID-19 lockdown has created “logistical” difficulties delaying the release of a long awaited judgment in the ACCC’s consumer law case against collapsed private college Phoenix Institute, which was accused of misleading students through the marketing of its courses.

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Mercedes-Benz accused in ACCC action of exposing drivers to risk of death during Takata recall
ACCC 2021-08-04 4:37 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The consumer regulator has launched court proceedings against luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz for allegedly exposing consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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ACCC appeals ruling throwing out ‘fanciful’ NSW Ports competition case
ACCC 2021-07-27 7:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appealed a judge’s decision throwing out its competition case over an agreement for the privatisation of two NSW ports, calling the case “a matter of significance for the Australian economy”.

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Crane maker NQCranes blasts ACCC’s ‘bizarre’ new claims in cartel case
ACCC 2021-07-26 5:26 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Queensland crane company NQCranes wants to strike out the bulk of the ACCC’s amended case alleging a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets, saying there was no evidence of the regulator’s new allegations of a second cartel agreement.

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