Hey, would anyone doing consumer law happen to have any good cases they'd be willing to share? I literally have none and I'm freaking out a bit
Hey,
These were my cases. I did the course back in 2017 so some of the cases may be a little old though.
CreditCommonwealth Bank v. ASIC (2017): Refund over 65000 customers approximately $10M, after selling unsuitable credit insurance.
Citibank v. ASIC (2017): Refunds $5M in credit card international transaction fees.
Cash Converters v. ASIC (2016): Required to pay over $12M after they ‘failed to assess small amount loans as unsuitable’.
Westpac v. ASIC (2016): Pays $1M after concerns about credit card limit increase practises.
Product CertificationReckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty Ltd (Nurofen) v. ACCC (2015): Fined $6M for false/ misleading claims as caplets in Nurofen Specific Pain Products were identical and were more expensive.
Pirovic Enterprises Pty Ltd v. ACCC (2014): Pay $300,000 after misleading/deceptive content by marketing eggs as free range.
Woolworths Limited v. ACCC (2016): Pay over $3M after misleading/deceptive conduct about safety of house brand products.
If you need any other media/legislation I have my consumer study sheets
here.
Hope this helps!! Good luck for the exam!!