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Someone Tried To Record The Apple Vs Epic Case In Australia Share This week there was a Federal Court hearing regarding the Epic Games vs Apple case in Australia. And it seems like someone tried to record it. Justice Middleton issued a Court Order on June 9 warning anyone attending or tuning into the case was not to record Court proceedings. “Unless the Court otherwise orders, no person, being a member of the public, who is observing the hearing of the proceeding by accessing any audio or vid...

Towel Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra on Tuesday, June 9, said that the person who “fried a towel” instead of a piece of chicken at the branch of food chain Jollibee may be charged criminally. “On the Jollibee incident, the perpetrator may be charged with violation of the relevant p

A jury in the Federal Court today acquitted rehabilitation aids company The Country Care Group Pty Ltd, its CEO Robert Hogan and a former employee...

ACCC suffers humiliating loss in country’s first cartel case Save Share The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has suffered a humiliating defeat in the nation’s first cartel prosecution, with a Federal Court jury exonerating healthcare equipment maker Country Care and two executives. Following a 12-week trial, the jury returned its unanimous verdict on Wednesday afternoon after less than four hours of deliberations on price-fixing charges laid against the Mildura family bu...

The ACCC has granted authorisation for Vintage Energy Ltd (ASX: VEN), Metgasco Ltd (ASX: MEL) and Bridgeport (Cooper Basin) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned...

Telstra (ASX:TLS) share price higher despite being hit with $50 million penalty James Mickleboro | May 13, 2021 10:31am | More on: The Telstra Corporation Ltd(ASX: TLS) share price is edging higher today despite being dealt a $50 million penalty by the Federal Court. At the time for writing, the telco giant’s shares are up slightly to $3.49. What was the penalty? This morning the Federal Court ordered Telstra to pay a $50 million penalty for its treatment of Indigenous customers in rural a...

Google also removed Fortnite from Google Play and Epic began proceedings against them in Australia as well. During the proceedings in Sydney in March, Apple requested a permanent stay of this case in Australia on the grounds that Epic and Apple had signed a commercial agreement that all legal proceedings would play out in the Northern District of California. This was granted by Justice Perram to allow the court case between Apple and Epic in the U.S. play out first — but Epic is appealing t...

iTWire Monday, 10 May 2021 12:10 ACCC seeks leave to appear in Epic Games, Apple court appeal Featured ACCC Chair Rod Sims The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has sought leave to appear at the hearing of Epic Games appeal to the Full Federal Court against an earlier Court decision to stay Epic’s proceedings against Apple. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) seeks the Court’s leave to appear as an ‘amicus curiae’ - ‘ friend of the Court -...

The ACCC is proposing to deny authorisation for Qantas (ASX:QAN) and Japan Airlines to coordinate flights between Australia and Japan for three years...

  DTI OIC-Regional Director Leonila Baluyut said this is part of the Department Administrative Order No. 21-03 or the “Guidelines for Payments Options on the Purchase of Consumer Products and Services,” which the agency issued recently.    “Under this, all sellers, whether registered or unregistered, are mandated to provide consumers the option to pay in cash, in installment, or a combination of the two. It also states that an installment only mode of payment is strictly prohibited,”...