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Uber Eats driver was not an employee, FWC confirms on appeal
Employment 2020-04-21 7:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Fair Work Commission appeals panel has upheld a ruling that an Uber Eats delivery driver allegedly let go for being 10 minutes late was not an employee and was therefore not protected by unfair dismissal laws.

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Judge tosses Viterra’s ‘wholly unreasonable’ bid to reopen Cargill case
Corporate 2020-04-17 3:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Grain handling group Viterra has been denied a post-hearing bid to reopen a lawsuit brought by Cargill Australia over its $420 million acquisition of Joe White, with a judge finding the application would lead to “substantial disruption and delay”.

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Trade mark blues: Italian consortiums fail to protect their cheeses   
Intellectual Property 2020-04-14 8:15 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Two Italian cheese consortiums have failed in separate bids to trade mark their respective cheeses, Gorgonzola and Asiago, with delegates ruling the trade marks were not capable of distinguishing each consortium’s products from other cheeses.

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Aldi takes another shot at misleading conduct case against TWU
Appeals 2020-04-07 6:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

German grocery store Aldi Foods has appealed a Federal Court decision dismissing its case against the Transport Workers Union on a “legal technicality” despite a finding that material disseminated by the union was likely to mislead.

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Treasury Wine Estates hit with class action over earnings downgrade
Class Actions 2020-04-03 12:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Treasury Wine Estates has said it will vigorously defend a shareholder class action filed this week over a recent earnings downgrade, one of two possible class actions the wine producer could be facing over the announcement.

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Asahi’s $16B deal to buy CUB gets competition approval with sell-off
Corporate 2020-04-01 2:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The competition watchdog has signed off on the $16 billion acquisition of Carlton & United Breweries by Asahi after the Japanese beer giant offered to shed key beer and cider brands to seal the deal.

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ACCC approves Coles bid for chilled meals company
Corporate 2020-03-25 1:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved Coles’ planned acquisition of chilled meals supplier Jewel, saying the sale was better for competition than the liquidation of Jewel’s assets.

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ACCC allows supermarkets to join forces to combat panic buying
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-24 7:37 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the go-ahead for supermarkets to work together immediately to ensure consumers have access to fresh food and groceries, after a wave of panic buying lead to product shortages and delivery disruptions across the country.

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Lion hits WA store with trade mark lawsuit over ‘offensive’ t-shirt
Intellectual Property 2020-03-17 8:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Beer giant Lion has slapped a WA retailer with a trade mark lawsuit over an offensive t-shirt that features the mark for its Emu Export beer with the words “wife basher” emblazoned across the top.

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Judge approves Bellamy’s $49.7M settlement of shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2020-03-13 11:13 am By Christine Caulfield

A judge has given his blessing to a $49.7 million settlement of two class actions that alleged infant food maker Bellamy’s misled investors about its China growth strategy and declining market share in Australia.

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