Ms Pippa Sampson, principal lawyer of Goddard Elliott, has been restrained from sending debt collection notices by the Federal Court in Melbourne after the ACCC alleged the debt collection notices were misleading and deceptive.
Adepto Publications Pty Ltd is alleged to have been ‘blowing’ advertisers, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission instituting proceedings against the company in the Federal Court, Sydney.
Telstra has brought its mobile phone warranty policy (with the exception of Apple’s iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3) in to line with its 24 month service contract lengths after discussions with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Direct Factory Outlet founders David Wieland and David Goldberger are demanding an inquiry into ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel, The Australian reports.
7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd is now the third largest private company in Australia, after it announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd’s retail fuels business, after signing a deal to buy Mobil’s retail arm in May.
Bing Lee has written to customers offering full refunds to those who bought 3D TV sets outside the areas in the AFL and NRL grand final 3D trial broadcast zones after Bing Lee advertised the TVs for this purpose in areas that couldn’t receive the signal.
Cabcharge has been fined $14 million plus costs in the Federal Court in Melbourne for three contraventions of section 46 of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
DFO’s Austexx is set to sell four of its nine DFO shopping malls to CFS Retail Property Trust as CFS seeks to raise $500 million in capital to complete the transaction, according to reports from people close to the matter in Bloomberg.
Virgin Blue’s alliance with Etihad to code share on flights between Australia and the Middle East has received interim approval by the ACCC despite objections from rival Qantas.
Virgin Blue has accused Qantas of hiding behind Australia’s competition regulator the ACCC in its submissions to the regulator opposing Virgin Blue’s proposed deal with Etihad.
