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Foodco defeats Muffin Break franchisee’s ‘convoluted’ appeal over rental payments
Contracts 2025-04-10 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Muffin Break franchisor Foodco has defeated a franchisee’s challenge to a ruling that put it on the hook for money owed under a rental agreement after the lease for the store at the Bayside Shopping Centre in Frankston was not renewed.

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ACCC won’t oppose Woolworths gobbling up ready meals supplier
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-04-09 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The competition regulator has signed off on Woolworths’ acquisition of chilled ready meals supplier Beak & Johnston, finding rival retailers would still have plenty of options for supplying ready meals.

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Denman Prospect shopping centre owner locked in fight with tenants over biz sale
Real Estate 2025-04-07 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A unit of Capital Property Group, which owns the Denman Prospect shopping centre in Canberra, has won its bid for subpoenas from lease holders that are fighting its opposition to their plans to sell their businesses.

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Albanese government to ban supermarket price-gouging
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-03-31 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Albanese government has vowed to ban price-gouging by supermarkets if reelected, despite the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s supermarkets inquiry finding no evidence of excessive pricing.

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Lord of all trade mark battles goes to Federal Court
Intellectual Property 2025-03-27 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The IP rights holder of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has appealed its loss in a trade mark battle with vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.

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High Court must solve honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’, Cantarella says in ‘Oro’ appeal
Appeals 2025-03-17 5:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vittoria Cantarella has taken the fight to revive its ‘Oro’ trade marks to the High Court, arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the marks, which were first used by another coffee maker.

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Noumi’s ex-boss might take stand in ASIC case over inventory disclosures
Securities 2025-03-11 2:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The former managing director and CEO of food company Noumi may give evidence at trial in the corporate regulator’s case next year.

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Fonterra says Bega on ‘recreational fishing’ trip with doc bid in spat over Aussie exit
Intellectual Property 2025-03-07 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fonterra, which has taken cheese maker Bega to court to resolve a dispute over the dairy company’s plans to exit the Australian market, is resisting a bid for discovery in the case.

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Hobbit IP owner loses quest to quash Lord of the Fries trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-05 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The IP holder of the The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has lost its challenge to registration of a trade mark by vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.

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Accolade Wines wins spat with Pernod Ricard over business sale deal
Corporate 2025-02-19 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Wine producer Accolade has won a dispute with Pernod Ricard over interim arrangements to distribute wine after it bought the French winemaker’s Australian and New Zealand businesses.

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