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Hungry Jack’s stands by ’25 per cent more beef’ claim in McDonald’s burger battle
Intellectual Property 2020-10-27 7:25 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Hungry Jack’s is doubling down on its claim that its ‘Big Jack’ burger has 25 per cent more beef than rival McDonald’s ‘Big Mac’, denying the US fast food company’s allegation that its beefier burger brag, made in a recent cheeky television ad, is misleading and deceptive.

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Carnival looks to axe overseas passenger claims in Ruby Princess class action
COVID-19 2020-10-26 12:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A fight is brewing over whether US and UK passengers aboard the Ruby Princess should be part of a class action against cruise operators Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines over their handling of a deadly coronavirus outbreak on the ship that has been linked to at least 20 deaths.

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ACCC takes Fuji Xerox to court over ‘unfair’ contract terms
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-22 1:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The consumer watchdog has filed court proceedings against Fuji Xerox alleging the Japanese print giant’s standard form contracts with small businesses contain a bevvy of unfair contract terms that could cause them harm.

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No relief: AFT appeals Reckitt-Benckiser win over Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-21 4:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The maker of pain killer Maxigesic is taking its long-running battle with Nuromol manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser to an appeals court after a recent ruling that its advertising misled consumers by claiming Maxigesic provided better, faster and more effective pain relief than paracetamol or ibuprofen.

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Sydney lawyer can’t delay appeal in sports betting class action
Appeals 2020-10-20 12:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Sydney lawyer has lost her bid to vacate an upcoming hearing in her appeal of a judge’s finding that investors who sank $12.3 million into a fraudulent sports betting scheme run by convicted conman Peter Foster lost money because of her failure to come forward with the truth.

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In partial win for QBE, judge pares back ANZ add-on insurance class action
Class Actions 2020-10-20 9:36 am By Christine Caulfield

A judge has sided in part with QBE Insurance and pared back a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold by ANZ to credit card and personal loan customers.

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ACCC alleges crane company entered cartel agreement with competitor
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-19 4:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Making good on its promise to crack down on anti-competitive conduct in the commercial construction sector, the ACCC has initiated proceedings against NQ Cranes alleging the crane company entered an agreement with a competitor to divvy up the market for overhead crane parts and servicing in Brisbane and Newcastle.

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Google execs held ‘Oh shit’ meeting after report on location data disclosures, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-14 2:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A media report about Google’s location data privacy disclosures that set off investigations by consumer regulators in Australia and the US triggered crisis talks by senior executives of the search engine giant referred to as the ‘Oh shit meeting’, a court has been told.

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ACCC hits sporting goods supplier with resale price maintenance case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-14 11:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has taken a major wholesale supplier of sporting goods to court for allegedly setting minimum prices for cycling and sporting goods in its agreements with retailers.

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S&P class action applicant wants to look at other applicant’s funding agreement
Class Actions 2020-10-13 3:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

One of the lead applicants in a class action against ratings giant S&P Global, which is involved in a dispute with the funder that’s backing the case, wants to look at the funding agreement signed by the class action’s other lead applicant.

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