‘These defences are unconvincing and lack commercial logic’: Lawyers slam Coles and Woolies as class action looms
Coles and Woolworths are fighting a Federal Court lawsuit brought by the ACCC, but a pair of class action suits being mounted may prove a more costly loss for the supermarket giants which are now battling a major brand crisis.
Carter Capner Law and GMP Law are both investigating potential class action suits against Coles and Woolworths for breaking Australian consumer law, following news that ACCC has launched legal action against the supermarket giants.
Last week, Mumbrella spoke to Carter Capner Law director Peter Carter about their potential case, which Carter assured “will happen, there’s no question about that,”
Ridiculous this is an American style Lawsuit aimed at making Lawyers rich
Bloody Ambulance Chasers
Lawyers are on business development mission. Consumers choose to purchase. Others look at price and choose not to. When goods are on the shelf until presented at checkout they are “invitation to treat” . Present at checkout out and customer determined they will buy at that price. Regardless what happens upto the checkout, it is people responsible for their own actions in selecting what they propose to purchase. Australia is great at kangaroo court and poor personal responsibility. I imagine that after all the hoo ya and likely more input costs for supermarkets that prices in general will rise. It is illogical to not think that. Supermarkets are a low net profit business. There must be profit or with time the same complainers will be complaining there isn’t enough food. Considering the increase in population supermarkets should be given credit they could scale up to feed the mass increase of population. Expect prices to increase
So ridiculous,all it is,is a witch hunt by the accc,and the government,to take the focus off them,who are to blame for high inflation.