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Mastercard agrees to review of privilege claims in Australian antitrust lawsuit

By James Panichi ( June 3, 2025, 05:44 GMT | Insight) -- Mastercard and Australia’s competition watchdog have agreed to allow a judge to review whether documents at the center of a long-running antitrust case should be covered by legal-professional privilege or should be allowed as evidence in the lawsuit. A Federal Court of Australia judge hearing the case in Sydney today said he would ask another judge to review the professional-privilege claim at a date to be determined. The case centers on allegations that Mastercard offered retailers discounted rates for credit card transactions if they committed themselves to processing all or most of their contactless Mastercard debit transactions through Mastercard, rather than the cheaper Eftpos network.Mastercard and Australia’s competition watchdog have agreed to let a judge review whether documents at the center of a long-running antitrust case should be covered by legal-professional privilege or allowed as evidence in the lawsuit....

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