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Australia sues Amazon unit over alleged breach via Prime Video adsThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged that between November 2023 and August 2025, Amazon Australia used unfai...
India Inc wary of fresh trade headwinds as US weighs additional 12.5% tariffIndia faces a potential 12.5% US tariff on imports following a Section 301 investigation into forced labor import prohibitions. Industry le...
Premier says China's tech advancements an 'opportunity' for world, not threatChina's Premier Li Qiang has countered global concerns about the nation's technological surge, framing it as a worldwide opportunity, not a...
UK watchdog investigates Ryanair over fees to seat parents with children; airline defends policyBritain's competition watchdog is investigating Ryanair over its "mandatory family seat" charge. The CMA is examining if the fee unfairly f...
‘Got fired and was told that I’m easily replaceable. So I fixed that’: HR fired 'easily replaceable' employee without evidence, ends up costing the company $60K a monthA company fired an employee mistakenly. This employee managed their biggest client, worth sixty thousand dollars monthly. The company faile...
Insurer denies Rs 20 lakh life insurance claim over diabetes non-disclosure; woman fights back and wins; here’s whyA Delhi woman's Rs 20 lakh life insurance claim, denied due to alleged non-disclosure of diabetes and kidney diseases, was upheld by the St...
Could cruise ship passengers sue over the hantavirus outbreak?Travelers on the MV Hondius find themselves with few legal recourses following a hantavirus outbreak. Oceanwide Expeditions, the company be...
Can you be fired from job despite achieving your annual target? Know what the labour law saysMeeting annual targets doesn't guarantee job security in the private sector. Labour laws, particularly the Industrial Disputes Act, offer p...
IT firm Mphasis sues Coforge in US court over alleged employee hiring, access to client dataSoftware firm Mphasis has filed a lawsuit against rival Coforge in a US court. Mphasis claims Coforge hired its former executives in violat...
UK tenancy rule change from May 1, 2026: Landlords can no longer evict tenants through no-fault evictions, Here’s four other changes for tenants in the United KingdomThe UK's Renters' Rights Act, effective May 1, 2026, significantly overhauls tenant protections. Key changes include abolishing 'no-fault' ...
Edible oil pack chaos sparks consumer deception concerns, SOPA seeks government interventionEdible oil packaging quantities are no longer standard in India. This change, implemented in January 2023, has led to consumer confusion an...
$5k fine for bad reviews after resignation: Pennsylvania employee says company threatened to held $2,200 PTO payout over signatureA Pennsylvania worker faced a shocking demand just before leaving a job. Their employer presented a new contract requiring $5,000 for every...
Italian court rules Netflix price-hike clauses are void, orders refundsConsumer group Movimento Consumatori said in a statement that the court had upheld its lawsuit against Netflix Italia and deemed unfair cla...
Eatery service charge row: CCPA moves appeal against Delhi HC stay on guidelinesThe Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has moved an appeal in the Delhi High Court challenging the July 20 order that stayed the ...
One-sided agreement skewed against home-buyers not binding: SCA real estate company could not be allowed to bind home-buyers with one-sided contractual terms which protect the interests of the company ...
GAIL under CCI scanner for breaching competition normsThe complainants have alleged that many of the provisions related to the quality of gas or the purchase terms favour GAIL more than custome...
Changes proposed in Consumer Protection Act to hold celebrities liable for brand endorsementsAmong the changes proposed, there are five highlights in the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 being deliberated by the government.
Government move to protect buyers against unfair contractsIn recent years, several such cases have landed in consumer forums and developers have been asked to pay higher penalty for failure on thei...
- Economic Survey: Opaque MFI contracts can lead to sort of sub-prime crisis
Stressing on transparency more than capping of interest rates, the pre-budget Economic Survey on Friday asked the government to take steps ...
- High Court stays Kings XI's termination
Bombay High Court stayed termination of franchisee contract of Kings XI Punjab by the BCCI.