Cases
ACCC cases (first instance)
ACCC v Borger Crane Hire & Rigging Services
Filed 3 September 2025
NSW Registry (NSD1570/2025)
ACCC v Borger Crane Hire & Rigging Services Pty Ltd
ACCC alleges civil cartel for ‘allegedly arranging not to supply service to certain customers or sites’ and for attempted price fixing by some of the parties. See ACCC media release (3 September 2025).
Presiding Officer: Justice Cheeseman
Hearing Scheduled: 10 May - 17 June 2027
ACCC v Veli Velisha Fresh Produce
Filed 1 September 2025
Victorian Registry (VID 1143/2025)
ACCC v Veli Velisha Fresh Produce Pty Ltd
ACCC alleges price fixing cartel in relation to supply of fresh vegetables to ALDI. See ACCC media release (1 September 2026).
Presiding Officer: Justice Beach
Case Management Hearing and Interlocutory Hearing: 7 August 2026
ACCC v Spotless Facility Services
Filed 12 December 2024
NSW registry (NSD1798/2024)
ACCC v Spotless Facility Services Pty Limited
ACCC alleges price fixing cartel for services at Australian Defence Force bases between 2019 - 2022.
See ACCC media release (12 December 2024) including concise statement
Hearing scheduled: 30 March - 7 May 2027
Presiding Officer: Justice Lee
ACCC v Mastercard
Filed 20 May 2022
NSW Registry (NSD401/2022)
ACCC v Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte Ltd & Anor
The ACCC alleges contravention of exclusive dealing provision (s 47) and misuse of market power through conduct having purpose of substantially lessening competition in each case.
Hearing: 7 May - 5 June 2026 (Justice Wigney)
Adjourned on 5 June 2026
Mastercard case page (this site) or Mastercard Case Page (Federal Court Search)
Criminal prosecutions
Appeals (in public actions)
Private actions
Dialogue Consulting v Instagram
Lodged 11 April 2019
Victoria Registry (VID369/2019)
Dialogue Consulting Pty Ltd v Instagram Inc & Ors
Allegations of misleading or deceptive conduct, unconscionable conduct, anti-competitive conduct (s 45), misuse of market power (s 46) and exclusive dealing (s 47)
Presiding officer: Justice Beach
Hearing scheduled: 1 September 2026-18 September 2026
Epic Games v Apple
Lodged 16 November 2020
NSW Registry (NSD1236/2020)
Epic Games Inc & Anor v Apple Inc & Anor
Claim of misuse of market power.
Status: Misuse of Market Power found
Penalty Judgment: Hearing 28 April - 1 May (Judgment reserved)
Presiding Officer: Justice Beach (originally Justice Perram)
Heard together with
Epic Games, Inc v Google LLC [2025] FCA 901 (12 August 2025) ➤
Finding of MMP - parties later settled and proceeding discontinuedAnthony v Apple Inc [2025] FCA 902 (12 August 2025); Brett McDonald v Google LLC [2025] FCA 902 (12 August 2025) ➤
Class action cases: Files VID 341 of 2022 and VID 342 of 2022
See useful summary at Maurice Blackburn
Engage Marine v Tasmanian Ports Corporation
Lodged 10 February 2023
Victoria Registry (VID71/2023)
Engage Marine Pty Ltd & Ors v Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd
Related to earlier ACCC misuse of market power action against TasPorts
Case management scheduled: 29 June 2026
Docket: Justice O’Bryan
File: VID71/2023
See related judgments
Engage Marine Pty Ltd v Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 665
Application for access to court documents
Sinclair v Soney Interactive Entertainment
Lodged 21 December 2023
NSW Registry (NSD1579/2023)
Jordan Kym Sinclair v Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc
Misuse of market power, exclusive dealing, anti-competitive agreements (class action)
(relating to the purchase of digital games and add-ons through the PlayStation Store)
Interlocutory hearing scheduled: 22 July 2026
Docket: Justice Moore
File: NSD1579/2023
Dynamic Insurance Services & Anor v Steadfast Group & Ors
Lodged 28 March 2026
WA Registry (WAD91/2026)
Dynamic Insurance Services Pty Ltd & Anor v Steadfast Group Limited & Ors
Allegations of misuse of market power
Affidavit and interlocutory application filed by Steadfast Group on 8 May
Affidavit and submissions filed by Dynamic Insurance Services on 20 May.
Case management hearing: 17 June 2026
Docket: Justice Feutrill
Applicants: Dynamic Insurance Services Pty Ltd and Ms Cynthia Yap (managing director Dynamic Insurance Services)
Respondents: Steadfast Group Limited; QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited; Allianz Australia Insurance Limited
Media
‘Steadfast denies misuse of power in $3m row with ex-member’ (Insurance news.com.au), 15 May 2026
Commonwealth Courts: View case page on portal
Last updated: 10 June 2026