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GSK admits old Voltaren label was misleading
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-19 8:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Drug giants GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis have conceded part of the ACCC’s case that packaging on their Voltaren Osteo Gel breached the Australian Consumer Law, but said the label was changed almost a year ago.

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Judge gave short shrift to ACCC in Medibank case, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-19 2:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The judge who sided with Medibank in the ACCC’s failed case last year paid little attention to one of the consumer regulator’s central arguments against the private health insurer, a court heard Monday.

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Ex-Toll worker in contempt over YouTube video
Employment 2018-02-16 8:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former employee of Toll Transport has violated a court order that he remove a racially charged video he filmed of Senator Sam Dastyari while wearing a company-branded uniform.

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Myer wins costs in Chadstone lease spat
Real Estate 2018-02-16 8:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Myer and its law firm Clayton Utz have won a ruling from the Supreme Court of Victoria ordering the department store’s landlords at Chadstone Shopping Centre to pay its full legal bill after it won a multi-million dollar dispute over the terms of their lease.

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Split-shift hearing draws airport protests
Employment 2018-02-16 12:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Airport workers protested Friday as the Federal Court prepared to hear arguments in a case over whether staff can be made to work split shifts.

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Vodafone faces US action after trouble with Aussie regulator
Securities 2018-02-16 11:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Vodafone has been hit with a class action in the US alleging it failed to inform shareholders that it violated Australian law by selling pre-paid mobile phones without first verifying customers’ identities.

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ANZ fined $5M over lending practices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-16 11:44 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge in Melbourne has slapped Australia and New Zealand Banking Group with a $5 million fine for failing to properly vet customers’ financial backgrounds when providing car loans.

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New law targets predatory credit card lending
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-16 10:13 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A new bill that will crack down on predatory credit card lending practices sailed through Parliament on Thursday, the first reforms to pass in the wake of a Senate inquiry into the credit card market.

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IP Australia offers court new reason to reject Rokt patent
Intellectual Property 2018-02-15 8:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Patent Office wants the Federal Court to uphold its decision refusing an application by marketing technology start-up Rokt for a patent covering its online advertising system, offering fresh justification.

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Royal Bank of Scotland settles class action at 11th hour
Securities 2018-02-15 4:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Royal Bank of Scotland has reached a settlement in a consumer protection class action on the eve of trial in the Federal Court.

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