Elon Musk as a long history of big promises and delivery that’s slightly more modest. Even scrutiny of his role in the Trump administration, at a time when Tesla’s share price and sales are plummeting, has revealed that supposed savings in the cuts made by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are far smaller that… Read more »
Law firm Maurice Blackburn is wading into an issue that’s vexed the federal government, competition watchdog the ACCC, as well as the media, investigating a potential class action against Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct in Australia’s digital advertising market. The idea is likely to be tempting to publishers Google has not struck deals with under… Read more »
The $271.8 million settlement by US ride-sharing giant Uber against a class action by the Australian taxi industry is now official, eight months after it was struck, with the Victorian Supreme Court ratifying the deal today. Justice Patricia Matthews approved the settlement of the group proceedings brought by Nicos Andrianakis and Jamal Salem on behalf of… Read more »
US ride-sharing giant Uber has settled a class action by the Australian taxi industry on the eve of going to court, offering to pay $271.8 million in compensation. Maurice Blackburn Lawyers began a class action against Uber in 2019 on behalf more than 8,000 taxi and hire car owners and drivers. The Victorian Supreme Court… Read more »
Australian lawyers are seeking app developers to join a class action against Google and Apple over what they claim is an abuse of market power by charging 30% commissions on in-app spending while preventing competitive payment alternatives. The class action reflects similar legal action launched in 2020Â by Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, against the… Read more »
A class action against Uber from taxi drivers has the potential to be Australia’s biggest class action More than 6000 people among 57,000 potential claimants have already signed up for the case Class action lawyers Maurice Blackburn lodged the claim in the Victorian Supreme Court today Global ridesharing app Uber is facing a major legal… Read more »
Joel MacDonald has stepped down as GetSwift CEO and chairman Bane Hunter has taken on the role as “part of [GetSwift’s] ongoing program to continually develop its governance practices as it grows”.Â
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