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Fairfax loses fight to block realestate.com.au trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-03-08 9:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fairfax Media has lost a bid to stop online property advertising company REA Group from trademarking its web address realestate.com.au.

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Shine sets sights on new target in pelvic mesh class action
Product Liability 2018-03-08 3:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

As Shine Lawyers awaits judgment in a marathon class action against Johnson & Johnson over its pelvic mesh implants, a separate class action by the firm kicked into gear Wednesday when a judge gave the ok to serve court papers on US-based American Medical Systems.

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Melbourne breweries battle over “ale” trade marks
Intellectual Property 2018-03-07 7:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Melbourne-based Collins St Brewing has sued rival artisanal brewer La Sirene for allegedly violating its “urban ale” trade mark.

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Ex-Provident Capital director can appeal ASIC ban
Securities 2018-03-07 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former head of collapsed debenture firm Provident Capital has gotten court approval to appeal a ruling banning him from managing companies.

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GSK, Novartis concede more ground in ACCC’s Voltaren case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-06 8:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis have made another admission in a case brought by the ACCC alleging the drug giants made misleading claims in marketing their Voltaren Osteo Gel and Voltaren Emulgel pain relief products.

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FWC allows CFMEU merger to go ahead
Employment 2018-03-06 4:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Fair Work Commission has given the go-ahead to the proposed merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union with two other unions, a marriage that will result in a powerhouse union with over 144,000 members.

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The Reject Shop fined over dangerous projectile toys
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-05 1:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Reject Shop has agreed to pay a penalty of $140,000 and will refund customers who purchased projectile toys that violate consumer protection laws. 

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Reckitt Benckiser appeals Nurofen loss
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-05 11:44 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Reckitt Benckiser has filed an appeal against GlaxoSmithKline, after a judge found the consumer goods giant misled consumers with claims that Nurofen was a more effective pain killer than its rival’s Panadol and ordered it to pay all of GlaxoSmithKline’s legal bill.

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Murray Goulburn class goes digging for Herbert Smith docs
Class Actions 2018-03-02 7:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyers running a class action against Murray Goulburn want access to evidence that the dairy cooperative’s trust consulted with a QC about possible claims against its law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills.

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ASIC sues Rio Tinto and former execs
Securities 2018-03-02 4:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lodged a case in Federal Court against Rio Tinto, its former CEO and former CFO over allegedly misleading market statements it made about the reserves of a recent $4 billion acquisition, a controversy that has already landed the mining giant in hot water with regulators in the UK and US.

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