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Jetstar to pay $1.95M penalty for misleading consumers about refund rights
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-05-30 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Jetstar Airways has been ordered to pay a $1.95 million penalty after it admitted to making false and misleading representations about customers’ eligibility for refunds on cancelled flights.

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Slater & Gordon to file class action over ‘killer’ kitchen countertops
Class Actions 2019-05-29 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firm Slater & Gordon is planning a national class action against the makers of kitchen stone benchtops on behalf of thousands of stonemasons who allegedly contracted silicosis when making the popular luxe kitchen surfaces.

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La Trobe University drops disciplinary proceedings against law professor
Employment 2019-05-27 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

La Trobe University has reached a settlement with the head of its law school, Dr Patrick Keyzer, to resolve legal action alleging it breached its workplace obligations when it suspended him over bullying complaints. The university dropped its disciplinary proceedings against Keyzer, with no adverse findings being made.

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Competition heavyweights to represent Vodafone, TPG in landmark merger challenge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-05-24 9:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Elite competition groups Allens  and Herbert Smith Freehills will represent Vodafone and TPG in their lawsuit filed Friday challenging the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s opposition to their proposed $15 billion tie-up.

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ACCC loses ‘spoke and hub’ laundry cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-05-24 3:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come up short in its appeal of a ruling that found it had produced insufficient evidence of a laundry detergent cartel, in the first so-called hub and spoke case brought by the competition regulator.

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Crown Resorts challenges ruling allowing jailed employees to talk to class action lawyers
Class Actions 2019-05-24 2:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Crown Resorts has appealed a ruling in a shareholder class action against it allowing 18 former employees, who were jailed as part of the Chinese government’s crackdown on gambling, to answer questions about its business in China.

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High Court declines funder’s appeal of $64M Banksia settlement approval
Appeals 2019-05-24 1:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court will not review an appeals court’s decision to approve a $64 million settlement in litigation over the failure of Banksia Securities while rejecting the funder’s commission and legal fees.

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Foxtel appeals ruling over Allens’ missed trade mark deadline
Intellectual Property 2019-05-23 10:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

TV giant Foxtel wants another shot at opposing a trade mark by telco China Unicom, after a judge let stand an IP Australia decision refusing to revoke the trade mark when law firm Allens missed a deadline for opposing the mark.

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Geelong sues fundraising firm claiming affiliation with the Cats
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-05-22 9:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Geelong Football Club has launched Federal Court proceedings against a promotional firm it claims passed itself off as the famous AFL club in order to procure payments from members.

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Origin, Australia Pacific LNG get ACCC approval for $231M sale of Ironback gas project
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-05-22 12:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC will not oppose Origin Energy’s sale of the Ironback coal seam gas project to joint venture partner Australia Pacific for $231 million, less than a third of what it paid for the project ten years ago.

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