Uber ‘tech bros’ sought to destroy Australian taxi app using corporate espionage, court hears

GoCatch operator Taxi Apps also accuses rideshare giant of serious misconduct as Victorian supreme court trial begins

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Uber tech bros" set out to destroy an Australian taxi app when the US company moved in on the nation's hire car market and started running an illegal rideshare service, lawyers claim.

Taxi Apps, the company behind GoCatch, is suing Uber in the supreme court of Victoria, claiming the rideshare giant knowingly launched UberX illegally in Australia with the intention of injuring GoCatch.

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