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Full court to hear Prysmian appeal next week
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-20 9:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court will hear arguments Monday from Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi that a $3.5 million fine handed down in a case brought by Australia’s competition regulator for alleged cartel conduct should be tossed out.

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Judge keeps lawyers in Cargill-Viterra suit on short leash
Corporate 2018-02-19 9:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge in the Supreme Court of Victoria hearing a case brought by Cargill Australia alleging fraudulent concealment in the $420 million sale of malt producer Joe White Maltings by Viterra Malt Pty Ltd won’t loosen the reins on lawyers who have spent “millions of dollars” on discovery.

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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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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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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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