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Witness credibility concerns aired in Cascade Coal suppression bid
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-13 4:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

The credibility of a witness in the ACCC’s dismissed cartel case against Cascade Coal may prejudice an upcoming criminal trial against the son of former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid, a court was told Friday. 

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Servcorp settles ACCC case over unfair small biz contracts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-13 2:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASX-listed Servcorp has settled court action by the consumer watchdog over unfair terms in its small business contracts that shielded the office space provider from liability and gave it unilateral power to terminate agreements with customers. 

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Class action seeks data on individuals that got Cash Converters loans
Class Actions 2018-07-13 12:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cash Converters has been asked to produce data on individuals that it provided payday loans to in Queensland in a class action alleging it charged a brokerage fee to borrowers for services they never received.

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Arnold Bloch to defend Kogan against ‘catch’ AdWords claims
Intellectual Property 2018-07-13 12:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Arnold Bloch Liebler will defend e-retailer Kogan against allegations by competitor Catch Group that it is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Judge says Sportsbet case over CrownBet rebrand is ‘strong’
Intellectual Property 2018-07-12 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge that temporarily barred CrownBet from moving forward with its planned rebrand to Sportingbet said Sportsbet has made a ‘strong’ case that use of the mark by CrownBet is likely to cause confusion among consumers of online betting services.

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ACCC brings cartel case against Cryosite over ‘gun jumping’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-12 11:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has brought a cartel case against biologics company Cryosite for agreeing to coordinate with competitor Cell Care prior to the completion of their merger agreement.

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Sportsbet wins temporary injunction against CrownBet rebrand
Intellectual Property 2018-07-11 9:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Online bookmaker Sportsbet has secured an interim injunction against Crownbet that temporarily blocks its rival from plans to rebrand its betting company Sportingbet.

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ACCC calls for major fixes to ‘broken’ electricity market
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-07-11 1:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mergers of major electricity generators would be blocked and the energy regulator given more power to combat market manipulation under sweeping reforms to reduce rising energy prices released by the consumer watchdog Wednesday.

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Ethicon applicants asked to weigh in on UK ruling on defective products
Product Liability 2018-07-11 12:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products has asked the applicants to weigh in on a recent UK High Court ruling that found there must be an abnormal risk in order for a product to be considered defective.

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Quintis cases latest battleground over competing class actions
Class Actions 2018-07-10 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Multiple class actions against troubled sandalwood oil producer Quintis will soon compete to stay alive after a court heard Tuesday the company would bring an application to stay or consolidate the cases.

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