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ACCC serves Woolworths suit over ‘eco’ plates
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-02 1:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s consumer regulator has taken Woolworths to court, saying it made deceptive claims to consumers about the biodegradability of its ‘eco’ line of picnic products. 

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Vocation training head to pay Nationwide bill in defamation case
Media 2018-03-02 1:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered the former head of collapsed vocational training organisation Australian Careers Network to foot the legal bill of Nationwide News, likely to exceed $ 1 million, for a defamation case he brought and lost.

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Maurice Blackburn faces referee over fees in QBE class action
Securities 2018-03-02 10:57 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has called for a referee to look at Maurice Blackburn’s fees for running a shareholder class action against QBE Insurance that settled late last year for $133 million. 

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Reckitt Benckiser sues P&G over TV commercial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-01 9:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Reckitt Benckiser has brought a claim against its familiar courtroom foe – consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble – over a television commercial and in-store promotion it says violates the consumer laws.

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Lawyer to square off against IP Australia over software patent
Intellectual Property 2018-03-01 8:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Patent lawyer and inventor Todd Martin will get two days in court to challenge the Australian Patent Office’s decision to reject his innovation for failing the manner of manufacture test, one of two closely watched appeals challenging computer software patent rejections.

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Shine confident it can defend shareholder class action
Securities 2018-03-01 7:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Publicly traded law firm Shine Lawyers has assured investors it can wage a successful defence against a $250 million class action claiming the firm misled shareholders about the value of ongoing business activities.

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Online course stole US company’s copyright, judge says
Intellectual Property 2018-02-28 8:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge ruled Wednesday that online educator TalentMed violated the copyright of educational materials prep company Career Step when it “cut corners” and lifted text to create a competing course.

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ACCC ready to tackle competition in finance sector
Financial Services 2018-02-28 2:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it is well positioned to investigate competition in the financial sector, in response to a recent report calling for a dedicated financial services competition regulator.

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Takata airbag class actions to balloon following mandatory recall
Class Actions 2018-02-28 10:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The class actions against car companies over defective Takata airbags are expected to dramatically grow after the first-of-its-kind mandatory recall announced by the government Wednesday.

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FWC tosses Qantas appeal over worker classification
Employment 2018-02-28 7:54 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas Ground Services has lost its challenge to the Full Fair Work Commission in a dispute with the Transport Workers Union over the classification of the company’s commissionaires, a small group of employees who transport disabled and elderly passengers between terminals.

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