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Perfection Fresh agrees to $12M penalty in price-fixing case
Produce wholesaler Perfection Fresh has admitted it engaged in cartel conduct in supplying vegetables to discount grocery chain Aldi, and has agreed to pay a $12 million penalty for breaches of the competition laws.
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Starbucks wins $450K rent dispute with Queensland landlord
Starbucks has prevailed in a bid by a landlord of the coffee chain's Ripley, Queensland outlet to set aside a demand for $450,000 as part of a rent dispute.
Domino’s files appeal after class action loss
Pizza chain Domino's has lodged an appeal and secured a stay of orders following a ruling in a class action that it misled franchisees on worker pay entitlements.
a2 Milk files appeal in trade mark battle with Vic farmer
a2 Milk Company is challenging a decision that found a Victorian farmer's preparatory steps to selling products under a 23-year-old trade mark incorporating the 'A2' symbol met the bar for establishing use of the mark.
Rejecting trade mark, delegate says ‘tadka’ describes Indian cooking technique
A Sydney-based spice wholesaler has lost its bid to register a trade mark containing the word 'Tadka', with a delegate finding the word describes an Indian cooking technique.
HungryPanda wants to lift stay in suit against competitor Fantuan
Food delivery service HungryPanda wants to lift a stay in a case against competitor Fantuan over the acquisition of delivery platform EASI, after a $24 million judgment was entered in related UK proceedings.
Dan Murphy’s owner defeats Treasury Wine’s bid to trade mark bottle
A Treasury Wine Estates unit has lost its bid to trade mark a red wine bottle with a red screw top, an embossed crest and white label, with a delegate finding it lacked distinctiveness.
Judge says HelloFresh customers shouldn’t be cross-examined at trial
A judge has expressed concerns about plans to cross-examine consumer witnesses in the ACCC's subscriptions trap case against meal delivery companies HelloFresh and YouFoodz, saying they "shouldn't be put through that".
Aldi produce wholesaler admits liability in ACCC cartel case
Produce wholesaler Perfection Fresh has admitted liability in the competition watchdog's case alleging it made price-fixing arrangements with other suppliers before submitting weekly quotes to Aldi. 
McDonald’s franchisees need to ‘fish or cut bait’ in class action, judge says
McDonald’s franchisees named in an underpayments class action over alleged unpaid pre and post-shift work by managers need to decide by the end of the year whether they wish to be bound by agreed facts for the initial trial, a judge has said.