Mastercard witness evidence to be limited in Australian antitrust trial

By Saloni Sinha ( April 23, 2026, 07:14 GMT | Insight) -- An Australian judge indicated that evidence from a key Mastercard witness will be confined to his personal beliefs and state of mind, as the court grappled with a wave of objections from the competition regulator in an ongoing antitrust trial. At a Federal Court hearing on Thursday, Judge Michael Wigney said parts of Mastercard Asia Pacific President Richard Wormald’s affidavit would be admitted only as evidence of his “beliefs” and “understanding,” rather than proof of underlying facts, following objections from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.An Australian judge indicated that evidence from a key Mastercard witness will be confined to his personal beliefs and state of mind, as the court grappled with a wave of objections from the competition regulator in an ongoing antitrust trial....

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Mastercard witness evidence to be limited in Australian antitrust trial

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