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Optus wants damages for lost biz after Telstra ‘Unlimited’ ads
Telecommunications 2018-06-01 3:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

Telecommunications company Optus asked a judge Friday to award damages for customers it lost as a result of Telstra’s “Unlimited” ad campaign, which the Federal Court ruled last week was misleading and deceptive.

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Optus prevails in Telstra suit over ‘Empires End’ ad
Telecommunications 2018-05-30 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has lifted an injunction against an Optus ad campaign after ruling that Telstra failed to make its case that the ‘Empires End’ campaign was misleading or deceptive.

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Woolworths, Lowe’s settle dispute over hardware store joint venture
Gilbert + Tobin 2018-05-25 12:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit between Woolworths and US home improvement giant Lowe’s over a failed joint venture for a chain of hardware stores in Australia.

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Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign misleading, court rules
Telecommunications 2018-05-23 6:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Telstra has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached the Australian Consumer Law with its ‘Unlimited’ advertising campaign, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Telstra misled consumers with ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign, Optus says
Telecommunications 2018-05-18 9:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Optus and Telstra squared off court on Friday over an allegedly misleading ad campaign for the second time in a week, this time over Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign.

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IOOF shareholder gets discovery ok for possible class action
Class Actions 2018-05-18 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An IOOF shareholder mulling a class action against the financial services company over reports that it failed to inform ASIC about allegations of insider trading and front running by its employees has won court approval for preliminary discovery.

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Viterra loses third bid for Cargill talks with Allens over Joe White sale
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-18 5:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Viterra has failed in its third bid to access communications between Cargill Australia and its lawyers related to Cargill’s $420 million purchase of malt producer Joe White Maltings from Viterra in 2013.

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Telstra wins temporary block on Optus ‘Empires End’ ad
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-16 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus was ordered Wednesday to temporarily pull an ad that Telstra alleges makes a false and damaging claim about the superiority of Optus’ mobile network.

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Quinn Emanuel AMP financing heralds era of class action beauty pageants
Analysis 2018-05-16 3:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The financing arrangement underwriting Quinn Emanuel’s shareholder class action against AMP, which will earn its partner Burford Capital a record low 10 percent of any recovery, sets a new standard in class action litigation funding, and is expected to spark greater price competition in the industry. 

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Roche asks court to stop launch of Novartis’ MabThera biosimilar
Intellectual Property 2018-05-15 10:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

Drug giant F. Hoffman-La Roche asked the Federal Court Tuesday for an order barring the release of a generic version of its blockbuster cancer drug MabThera by a unit of Swiss rival Novartis, which it claims could lead to “tens of millions of dollars” in losses.

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