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CrownBet goes on the attack, says Sportsbet’s trade marks must be revoked
Intellectual Property 2018-08-15 9:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

In an escalating battle between the online bookmakers, CrownBet has filed a cross claim in a consumer and trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Sportsbet that callsĀ for the cancellation of its rival’s trade marks.

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Westpac adviser at centre of ASIC suit got ‘high achievement’ ratings, bank admits
Financial Services 2018-08-15 9:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac admits that it violated the Corporations Act by awarding high performance marks to a financial adviser whose work was flagged for compliance concerns during several internal reviews.

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LGL Commodities CFO can’t drag accountant into liquidator’s suit
Securities 2018-08-15 8:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former chief financial officer of LGL Commodities has lost a bid to join the accountant for the collapsed grain trader as a co-defendant in a case brought against him and three other directors by the company’s liquidators.

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Brambles hit with second shareholder class action
Class Actions 2018-08-14 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Chain logistics company Brambles is facing a second class action alleging it breached its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to revise its overly rosy 2017 financial forecast on several occasions.

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Optus, Telstra reach deal over ‘Unlimited’ ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-14 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A claim for damages by Optus over Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign, which was found to be misleading and deceptive, appears to have been resolved by the rivals out of court.

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Class action can claim Westpac unit knew about $1.9M Ponzi scheme
Class Actions 2018-08-14 9:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied a Westpac unit’s bid to strike allegations that it knew about a $1.9 million Ponzi scheme from a class action alleging the bank aided the Ponzi schemer’s illegal conduct.

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Law firm must pay for ‘ineffective’ radio ads, court says
Contracts 2018-08-14 9:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Employment law firm McDonald Murholme has lost an appeal in a case over $37,000 in unpaid bills for five months of radio advertisements on the Victorian Radio Network the firm said were ineffective.

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AMP slams ‘red herring’ in class action transfer fight
Class Actions 2018-08-14 8:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Embattled financial giant AMP on Tuesday criticised concerns raised by lawyers for the federal class actions about group members’ opt out rights, saying the concerns were a “red herring” in the fight against an order transferring their cases to the NSW Supreme Court.

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Pharmacist who sold fake Viagra can’t get licence back
Healthcare 2018-08-14 1:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Sydney pharmacist who was stripped of his registration after selling counterfeit Viagra has lost an application to have his licence reinstated.Ā 

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AMP denies class members will hit time bar in state court
Class Actions 2018-08-13 10:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP has slammed arguments that group members in four Federal Court class actions could face a jurisdictional limitation on their claims of disclosure breaches if their cases are transferred to state court, saying no such disadvantage exists.

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