Mastodawn

Well knock me down down with a misleading discount label.

I truely believed the supermarket duopoly was going to get away with this pricing deception.

#accc #coles #woolworths #federalcourt #supermarket #supermarketduopoly #consumerlaw #deception

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/coles-accc-federal-court-judgment/106673800?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Coles found to have misled shoppers in bombshell Federal Court case

Supermarket giant Coles broke consumer law by misleading shoppers on discount prices, a Federal Court judge has found.

Matthew Rimmer May 14

Coles’ ‘Down Down’ discounts misled customers on industrial scale, court finds https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/watch-live-coles-learns-its-fate-in-fake-down-down-discounts-case-20260514-p5zwoi.html #ACCC #consumerlaw #food

Coles’ ‘Down Down’ discounts misled customers on industrial scale, court finds

Justice Michael O’Bryan found the discounts were based on previous prices that were offered for too short a period to be considered real in a landmark decision.

The Sydney Morning Herald

KProfsBlog May 12

Three new pieces for our Tuesday tips: Monika Leszczyńska, Think Twice Before You Sign, Samples, Ireland & Beelen, A Corpus of Digital Contracts, and Michael Pratt, Mapping Objective Theory of Contract Formation.

#law #scholarship #contracts #academia #ConsumerLaw

https://www.contractsprofblog.com/2026/05/tuesday-tips-new-on-ssrn-for-the-week-of-may-11th/

Matthew Rimmer May 6

Small Australian designers giving up on fighting fast-fashion giant Shein over design duplicates https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/australian-designs-continually-copied-by-shein/106592282 #fashion #fashionip #passingoff #consumerlaw #auspol #auslaw

Australian designers giving up on getting Shein copies removed

Small Australian fashion designers say it is too time-consuming to continue to ask Shein to take down copies of their designs.

Matthew Rimmer Apr 24

'For years, this supposedly famous Frenchman has been selling sculptures through Ms Murley’s former employer — an Australian gallery called Studio Gallery Group.

But there’s a problem: no-one has been able to find him; no-one has been able to verify that this character exists.' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/in-search-of-the-missing-artist-jean-paul-mangin/106593220 #auslaw #art #attribution #copyright #consumerlaw

The 'internationally acclaimed' French sculptor who is nowhere to be found

An Australian gallery has been selling sculptures as the work of an "internationally acclaimed" French artist. But the Paris backstory doesn’t stack up.

Matthew Rimmer Apr 22

Australia's Woodside wins dismissal of Greenpeace emissions lawsuit https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/australias-woodside-wins-dismissal-greenpeace-emissions-lawsuit-2026-04-22/ #auslaw #greenwashing #consumerlaw #corporationslaw #ASICAct #auspol

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Matthew Rimmer Apr 21

Consumer watchdog zeroes in on Woolworths’ allegedly fake discounts as it meets supermarket giant in court
Vinegar, Tim Tams and baby rice are among the products to be scrutinised in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case
The ACCC alleges Coles and Woolworths broke Australian consumer law by offering “illusory” discounts on hundreds of everyday products through the misleading use of their respective “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotion programs.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/21/consumer-watchdog-accc-supermarket-woolworths-court-hearings-australia
Led by Robert Yezerski, SC, Woolworths’ legal team is expected to vigorously defend the allegations, with the supermarket saying it “fundamentally disagrees” with the ACCC’s claims and at no stage misled or deceived customers.
#auspol #auslaw #consumerlaw #ACCC

Consumer watchdog zeroes in on Woolworths’ allegedly fake discounts as it meets supermarket giant in court

Vinegar, Tim Tams and baby rice are among the products to be scrutinised in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case

The Guardian

Matthew Rimmer Apr 21

'Did Woolworths trick shoppers into snapping up Tim Tams because they thought the price had dropped when really it had been jacked up?' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/woolworths-accc-court-case-grocery-pricing-discounts/106561584 #auspol #auslaw #consumerlaw #ACCC

Did you really get a discount on your Tim Tams? The ACCC doesn't think so

The sequel to Australia’s supermarket pricing wars is about to kick off in the federal court as the ACCC takes on Woolworths over what it argues are misleading pricing practices.

Matthew Rimmer Mar 18

ACCR has appealed the decision of Justice Markovic in the case of ACCR v Santos Ltd.

https://www.accr.org.au/news/accr-to-appeal-federal-court-judgment/

Commenting on ACCR’s decision to appeal, Brynn O’Brien, Co-CEO of ACCR said:

'This case concerns fundamental legal standards that apply to all businesses in Australia responding to climate change, and which are central to the integrity of market disclosures. The legal issues raised in the judgment warrant clarification by an appellate court.

'In our view, the judgment sets the bar for corporate communication about climate commitments well below market and investor expectations. We think it increases the burden on investors to interrogate the full context in which claims are made, and the assumptions, uncertainties, and emerging technologies that may underpin them.

'Businesses doing hard, evidence-driven work in the energy transition need clear guidance on the standards governing climate disclosures.'

#greenwashing #corporationslaw #consumerlaw #auspol #auslaw

ACCR to appeal Federal Court judgment

ACCR has appealed the decision of Justice Markovic in the case of ACCR v Santos Ltd.

ACCR

Matthew Rimmer Feb 17

Federal Court judge throws out greenwashing case against Santos

https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/federal-court-judge-throws-out-greenwashing-case-against-santos-20260216-p5o2l6

#auslaw #auspol #greenwashing #corporationslaw #consumerlaw

Santos greenwashing case brought by activist group ACCR dismissed by Federal Court judge

The shareholder activist group that brought the case says Santos’ behaviour on emissions claims should reinforce investor concerns about the company’s leadership.

Australian Financial Review