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One year after scolding from judge, TWE class action still stalled in discovery
Class Actions 2022-09-20 1:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns with Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon for their slow progress in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates, one year after scolding the firms for their delay in filing evidence.

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Lactalis breached Dairy Code by not publishing milk prices, court rules
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-16 10:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that dairy processor Lactalis Australia breached a mandatory industry code between farmers and processors requiring it to publish milk supply contracts on its website.

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Fonterra victory over vegan dairy patent challenged in court
Intellectual Property 2022-09-15 12:49 am By Cindy Cameronne

Animal-free dairy and protein company Perfect Day is trying again to patent a composition that it says makes superior vegan cheese and butter, after New Zealand dairy company Fonterra succeeded in opposing its bid to patent the invention.

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Fonterra wins challenge to patent for vegan dairy product
Intellectual Property 2022-09-01 11:21 pm By Sam Matthews

IP Australia has rejected the patent application of animal-free dairy and protein company Perfect Day, following a challenge by New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra.

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High Court to weigh in on COVID-19 cancellation of hotel sale
COVID-19 2022-08-22 10:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether government restrictions on social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic frustrated a $11.25 million contract for sale of a hotel in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.

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Over ‘intransigent’ ACCC, judge says Retail Food Group case can be decided with store sample
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-19 11:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered that the ACCC’s case alleging Retail Food Group misled franchisees be run on a sample basis, saying the regulator’s opposition to the idea “smacks of a lack of confidence in its own case.”

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Scotch Whiskey Association wins permanent ban against importer
Intellectual Property 2022-08-16 5:42 pm By Sam Matthews

An Australian food and drink importer has been permanently banned from falsely using the words ‘Scotch’ and ‘Scotch Whisky’, after being sued by The Scotch Whisky Association for “flagrant” copyright infringement.

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McDonald’s faces new rest break action by 250,000 workers
Employment 2022-08-12 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The union representing McDonald’s workers has lodged a new case against the fast food giant over unpaid rest breaks for more than 250,000 current and former staff across the country.

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Funder backing multiple cases against Deloitte can’t access docs in Noumi class action
Accounting 2022-07-25 11:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Deloitte has won its bid to keep confidential documents away from the funder backing a consolidated shareholder class against food company Noumi which alleges the auditor was complicit in misleading the market.

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No whey: IP Australia sides with Fonterra in rejecting protein patent
Intellectual Property 2022-07-21 9:13 pm By Sam Matthews

IP Australia has rejected the patent application of Scandinavian dairy giant Arla Foods amba, finding its high-protein whey-based yoghurt invention lacked an inventive step.

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