Tech goliaths Apple and Google are under the spotlight in Australia, as they face a twin class action suit alleging that they breached consumer law by using their dominant market…
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In 2016, anti-trust proceedings were filed against Mayne Pharma, asserting that it conspired with other defendants to artificially inflate generic pharmaceutical prices and restrain trade. This led to a 10% price drop over several days of trading.
Google Faces Class Action in UK Over Illegal Charges in Google Play Store
by John Freund
written by John Freund
Tech Giant Apple Embroiled in Class Action Asserting App Store Overcharges
by John Freund
written by John Freund
As the COVID pandemic continues to impact every area of business, legal professionals are finding ways to transition, diversify, and combat the challenges that face them. Legal tech in particular has had to adapt to the pandemic with lighting speed—with firms forced to discover new means of remote working, virtual meetings, and paperless filing.
Eight hundred people lost their jobs when refinery Queensland Nickel became insolvent in 2016. Townsville, the locale of the refinery, found itself in financial peril after the collapse. Mayor Jenny Hill explains that the closure caused expansive economic and social issues that have still not been fully mitigated. The city claims to be owed $2.5 million by parent company QNI Metals.
Vannin Capital’s Ania Farren Appointed as New Chair of ICC’s Arbitration Program
by John Freund
written by John Freund
John Beechey, one of the biggest names in international arbitration and former President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, is retiring from his position as Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC’s) Arbitration programme in the UK, passing the torch on to his successor, Ania Farren, Managing Director of Vannin Capital. Ania will take up the reins from 20th June, supported by Iain Quirk from Essex Court Chambers and Guy Pendell from CMS, whom we welcome as a new Vice Chair in the UK leadership team.
Vannin Capital Appoints Regional Managing Directors In Australasia
by John Freund
written by John Freund
Vannin Capital, the global expert in legal finance, has today announced the appointment of Pip Murphy and Tom McDonald as Regional Managing Directors of the Australasia region.
Located in Vannin’s Melbourne and Sydney offices respectively, Pip and Tom will have joint responsibility for leading Vannin’s Australasian business and team, which includes Managing Directors Adam Silverman (commercial litigation and arbitration) and Steven Taylor (class actions and commercial litigation).
Vannin Capital, the global expert in legal finance, has today announced that Rosie Ioannou has been appointed as UK Regional Managing Director.
Rosie joined Vannin in 2014 as a Managing Director and has since been a driving force behind its growth and development, as well as the evolution of the litigation funding industry in the UK and around the globe. In her new role, she will have overall responsibility for Vannin’s UK business, leading the team of UK Managing Directors. Her appointment underscores Vannin’s ambitious growth objectives for the years ahead, and the role that the UK litigation market will play in realising those ambitions.
Vannin Capital, the global expert in legal finance, has today announced the appointment of Steven Taylor as a Managing Director in its Sydney office.
Steven joins Vannin from one of the pioneer companies of the global litigation funding industry, where he worked as a Litigation Manager responsible for managing funded claims to a resolution – work which entailed reviewing funding applications and negotiating funding agreements.