Inside Track: Competition & Consumer Law - In the media, and cases

• Published date: 13 December 2021
• Law Firm: Holding Redlich

In the media

Record $153 million in penalties ordered against training college AIPE
The Federal Court has ordered $153 million in penalties against Australian Institute of Professional Education Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (AIPE). The Court had previously declared that AIPE had engaged in a system of unconscionable conduct, as well misleading or deceptive conduct, when enrolling consumers into online diploma courses under the former VET FEE-HELP loan program. More...

Funeral industry practices raise consumer concerns
The ACCC is calling for funeral businesses to review their contracts and pricing practices to ensure they comply with consumer and competition laws, in new report. The ACCC Deputy Chair said they are calling on the funeral industry to do a thorough review of their systems, training and marketing practices to ensure they don't mislead consumers on pricing or other claims" (02 November 2021). More...

IAG faces shareholder class action over BI disclosure
Major Law firm plans to file a shareholder class action against IAG for alleged breaches in updating the market about its exposure to business interruption claims resulting from the pandemic. AG policies relied on the outdated Quarantine Act as the foundation for its pandemic exclusion clause. The class action will allege breaches of stock exchange continuous disclosure obligations and misleading and deceptive conduct (30 November 2021). More...

Mazda misled consumers about their rights over refund or replacement for faulty cars
The Federal Court has found that Mazda Australia Pty Ltd engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and made false or misleading representations to nine consumers about their consumer guarantee rights. The Court found that Mazda misled these consumers about their consumer guarantee rights by representing that they were only entitled to have their vehicles repaired (30 November 2021). More...

Suppliers of CAMI and iTutor home tutoring software admit to using unfair contract...