The Federal Court has dismissed Fuji Xerox’s bid to have a lawsuit it was facing from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) thrown out of court.
The decision means the lawsuit will continue to be heard at the Federal Court of Australia, with the next hearing scheduled for April 2021.
The agency sued Fuji Xerox in October 2020 alleging that some of its small business contracts had unfair terms like automatic renewal terms, excessive exit fees and unilateral price increases.
Fuji Xerox sought to have the lawsuit dismissed, claiming that the agency did not identify a particular contract and that it focused on contract templates.
Federal Court Justice Angus Stewart dismissed Fuji Xerox’s bid, saying it has not provided any evidence that the contracts were different enough to be considered separate to its other contracts. read more here