Mastercard warns of 'substantial injustice' in privilege fight in Australian antitrust case
By Saloni Sinha ( October 15, 2025, 04:28 GMT | Insight) -- Mastercard has said that “substantial injustice” would occur if an Australian court refuses its request to appeal a recent ruling ordering the company to hand over unredacted versions of certain key documents. In court filings seen by MLex, Mastercard argued that the Federal Court of Australia decision affects its “substantive right” to maintain privilege over certain communications.Mastercard has said that “substantial injustice” would occur if an Australian court refuses its request to appeal a recent ruling ordering the company to hand over unredacted versions of certain key documents....
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