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Latest complaint in ongoing campaign against mobile giants claims Google restrictions violate Australian consumer law

Epic has filed a legal claim against Google in Australia, accusing the search giant of violating anti-competitive rules in the country’s consumer law. It follows a similar legal claim against Apple filed in the country last November.

The gloves are off. Epic Games has filed a legal claim against Google with the Federal Court of Australia, alleging Google’s anti-competitive conduct is in breach of Australian Consumer Law and “various sections” of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth). The legal claim is in response to Google pulling  Fortnite from the Google Play Store after Epic Games established a direct system of payment that bypassed Google’s Android application storefront and follows similar legal action...

Details 05 March 2021 While most companies are now clamoring to be associated with the K-pop industry, Spotify seems to be in the midst of distancing itself from K-Pop stars having removed hundreds of songs. The move came following the Swedish music platform’s dispute with South Korean entertainment company and music distributor Kakao M and comes just a month after Spotify’s entry into South Korea. The disagreements emerged due to the fact that Spotifys ex...

NASHVILLE (RNS) — Christian finance guru Dave Ramsey has endorsed proposed legislation in the Tennessee Legislature that would ban mask mandates as discriminatory. Ramsey, who has railed against COVID-19 restrictions and said that masks are for “wusses,” released a video Wednesday (March 3) announcing his support for the “Medical Non-Discrimination Business & Consumer Act.” The bill would amend the state’s non-discrimination laws to ban businesses from denying services based on “t...

Published March 6, 2021, 6:00 AM In my December 12, 2020 column, I wrote on the ASEAN Peer review of Philippine consumer policy and law.  Recently, the Philippines held   the debriefing on the draft country assessment report for the ASEAN Peer Review on Consumer Protection in the Philippines. The Philippines is the first ASEAN country to undergo the peer review, with support by the ASEAN Regional Expert as well as peer reviewers from Malaysia and Vietnam. The comprehensive assessment was bas...

I bought a car on Auto Trader after doing extensive checks. The car was stolen 12 weeks after purchase. I told the police who informed the car was actually a stolen vehicle when I purchased it.

Date Time Marking 10 years since transformation of Australian consumer law The Competition and Consumer Act 2010, which came into effect on 1 January 2011, was a significant legal and economic reform that heralded a new era in Australian consumer protection by introducing a single national consumer law and civil penalties, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said today. Mr Sims spoke via webinar at a Monash University National Commercial Law Seminar hosted at the Federal Court in Melbourne to mark the 10th ann...

CONTRACT - construction - exclusive licence granted to plaintiffs to use defendants registered trade marks on prescribed cheese and butter products - whether defendant prohibited from using the trade marks on any products - whether prohibition on defendants use of trade marks limited to products as defined in agreements - prohibition on defendants use of trade marks limited to products as defined. RECTIFICATION - unilateral and common mistake - claim for rectification of agreements to insert th...

Direct News Source The ACCC is proposing to re-authorise the alliance between Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) and American Airlines Inc. for a further five years. “The ACCC considers the public benefits from this alliance are likely to continue under this re-authorisation,” ACCC Commissioner Sarah Court said. “Passengers travelling on Trans-Pacific routes could benefit through enhanced products and services, including a greater likelihood of increased capacity and new routes; increased ...