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Optus pressured customers to buy phones they couldn’t afford, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-31 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

The consumer regulator has launched court action against Optus, alleging sales staff put undue pressure on customers to buy phones they couldn’t afford.

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Rugby Australia mulls cross-claim against Melbourne Rebels directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-10-31 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Rugby Australia is considering an insolvent trading cross-claim against the directors of the Melbourne Rebels, in a suit by the failed team which was cut from next year’s Super Rugby Pacific competition.

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Full Court puts Bed Bath N’ Table’s misleading conduct claims to sleep
Intellectual Property 2024-10-31 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a loss for Bed Bath N’ Table, the Full Court has overturned a finding that homewares retailer House engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by setting up its ‘Bed & Bath’ stores.

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Brookfield wins conditional approval for $10B Neoen play
ACCC 2024-10-31 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

The ACCC will clear asset manager Brookfield’s $10 billion acquisition of French renewables giant Neoen on the condition that it shed Neoen’s Victorian assets and projects.

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BHP class action gets 3 extra weeks for high-stakes trial
Class Actions 2024-10-30 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

A shareholder class action against BHP over the 2015 Fundao dam collapse in Brazil has won a bid to add an extra three weeks to a six-week hearing to account for any evidentiary surprises.

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Ninth junior doctors class action launched after courtroom victories
Class Actions 2024-10-30 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A ninth class action has been filed on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria who were allegedly underpaid for shift work, after two landmark wins in the Gordon Legal-led underpayments class actions.

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Xero paid engineer less than male colleagues for taking parental leave: suit
Employment 2024-10-30 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accounting software company Xero allegedly told a female engineer her salary was lower than male colleagues because her skillset had diminished on parental leave.

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Cipla attacks patent extension for Novo Nordisk weight loss drug
Intellectual Property 2024-10-30 11:01 pm By Andy Sidler

Cipla is opposing the extension of Novo Nordisk’s patent for its Victoza weight loss and diabetes drug, arguing extensions can only be granted for active ingredients and not entire formulations.

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ASIC sues Oak Capital for alleged Credit Code dodge on $37M in loans
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-30 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC claims non-bank lender Oak Capital engaged in unconscionable conduct by deliberating employing a business model to skirt the National Credit Code when issuing $37 million in loans.

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Government wants to stay 12-year-old dispute over Abilify generic
Intellectual Property 2024-10-30 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Commonwealth has argued that a long-running dispute involving drug makers Otsuka, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Generic Health should be put on ice until the High Court rules in a separate matter.

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