Mastercard, Australian regulator continue to clash over privilege in antitrust case
By Saloni Sinha ( July 3, 2025, 09:41 GMT | Insight) -- The Australian antitrust case against Mastercard remains mired in discovery issues with the competition regulator today challenging the company’s claim of legal professional privilege over some documents. In a Federal Court of Australia hearing today, lawyer James Arnott, acting for the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, said the regulator is claiming that legal professional privilege has been waived over certain documents because of Mastercard’s conduct in preparing and serving two affidavits that it proposes to rely on at the final hearing.The Australian antitrust case against Mastercard remains mired in discovery issues with the competition regulator today challenging the company’s claim of legal professional privilege over certain documents....
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