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Aft says Reckitt suit over Maxigesic ads too hard to swallow
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-27 12:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Aft Pharmaceuticals has denied claims brought by consumer goods giant ReckittĀ Benckiser that ads for Aft’s over-the-counter painkiller Maxigesic are misleading and causing harm to Reckitt’s brand.

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ACCC to review $1.3B milk merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-27 11:52 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will review the proposed $1.3 billion sale of milk processor Murray Goulburn Cooperative to Canada’s dairy giant, Saputo.

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Cement Australia must pay ACCC legal bill
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-26 9:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cement Australia will have to foot most of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s appeal bill, despite the regulator coming up short in its bid to have a penalty against the cement giant for alleged anti-competitive conduct increased by $80 million.

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Australian Olympic Committee loses fight over Telstra’s Rio ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-26 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Olympic Committee lost its challenge to a court ruling that found for Telstra in a consumer and intellectual property battle over the company’s ‘Go to Rio’ ad campaign.

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Judge fines computer shop $750k for misleading consumers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-25 3:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A federal court judge has ordered Australian computer retailer MSY Technology to cough up $750,000 for misrepresenting consumers rights to remedies on faulty products.

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ACCC puts companies on notice with guidance
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-25 2:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The competition watchdog has released anticipated guidelines on the new reforms to competition law passed last week, with businesses now on notice that non compliance is not an option.

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Trial postponed in ACCC case against Apple
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-25 1:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

The trial in the consumer regulator’s case against Apple alleging iPhone and iPad users were misled about their rights has been put on hold to give both sides more time.

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ASIC, banks delay rate rigging trial again as talks continue
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-25 11:06 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The trial against three of Australia’s biggest banks over alleged interest rate rigging was pushed back again on Wednesday after lawyers for National Australia Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group told the Federal Court they were still in settlement talks with the securities regulator.

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Tabcorp takes Tatts merger bid back to tribunal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-24 2:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition Tribunal takes centre stage again this week in the long-running battle by wagering group Tabcorp to merge with lotto giant Tatts.

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ACCC sounds death knell for domestic roaming
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-10-23 3:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Domestic roaming is not the answer to sub-par mobile phone coverage in regional Australia, the competition watchdog has said in a big win for Telstra.

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