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TPG, Vodafone drag feet on ACCC’s information request
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-01 7:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has suspended its timeline for announcing whether it will bless the proposed $15 billion merger of telco giants TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, saying the parties have still not complied with its requests for information.

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Unions call for changes to workplace sexual harassment laws
Employment 2019-02-28 10:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group of more than 100 organisations, including unions, lawyers and health groups, is calling for an overhaul to the workplace sexual harassment laws to address the alarming prevalence of harassment in Australian workplaces.

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Apartment provider drops case against Hilton over ‘Waldorf’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-02-28 1:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A serviced apartments provider has discontinued its appeal of a ruling that blocked it from trade marking the phrase “Waldorf Apartment”, after Hilton Worldwide — which owns New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel – opposed the move.

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Divestiture saves $578M Bingo, Dial-a-Dump deal from trash heap
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-28 12:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has signed off on waste management company Bingo’s proposed $578 million acquisition of waste collection and processing service Dial-a-Dump, with the regulator saying Bingo’s proposal to divest a waste processing facility alleviated its competition concerns.

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Kelly O’Dwyer’s challenge to firefighter EBA could cause a ‘revolution’, FWC says
Employment 2019-02-27 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeal by federal Minister for Jobs Kelly O’Dwyer for review of a decision approving an enterprise agreement she clams unlawfully discriminates against female firefighters by restricting employees from working part time could, if successful, be revolutionary, the Fair Work Commission said Wednesday.

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Funder asks High Court to take another look at $64M Banksia settlement
Appeals 2019-02-27 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A litigation funder wants the High Court to review a court decision’s 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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Ex-PPB Advisory liquidator suspended for pilfering $800k
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-02-27 4:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former PPB Advisory liquidator has had his licence suspended after a disciplinary committee found he acted dishonestly in transferring $800,000 from the account of a company in liquidation into a bank account he controlled.

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Judge pauses Lendlease demolition of $729M Allianz Stadium
Construction 2019-02-27 4:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Construction giant Lendlease has been temporarily restrained from beginning major demolition work for the Allianz Stadium redevelopment in Sydney until a judge rules on two legal challenges to the $729 million project.

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NAB wasn’t powerless to alter credit card insurance policies, class says
King & Wood Mallesons 2019-02-26 9:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging National Australia Bank pushed worthless credit card insurance onto its customers is disputing the bank’s claims that it had no power to negotiate the terms of the policies.

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Hytera questions whether Motorola owns copyright for source code
Intellectual Property 2019-02-26 4:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hytera has challenged Motorola’s claims that it owns the copyright for the digital radio source code that’s at the centre of copyright allegations against the Chinese radio maker.

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