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Uber “tech bros” set out to destroy an Australian taxi app when the company moved in on the nation’s hire car market and started running an illegal rideshare service, lawyers claim.
Taxi Apps, the company behind the app GoCatch, is suing Uber in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
It claims the rideshare giant knowingly launched UberX illegally in Australia with the intention of injuring GoCatch, an app in which passengers could request a taxi.
The company has also accused Uber of serious misconduct including corporate espionage and hacking competitor systems.
Barrister Michael Hodge KC on Tuesday laid bare internal Uber emails he said showed the company tried to delay NSW authorities attempts to stop their criminal conduct.
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