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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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ACCC cartel case to be conducted as eTrial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-19 7:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

When trial kicks off in the ACCC’s case against a company and individual allegedly involved in a roof sheeting cartel, there will be one thing missingĀ that courtroom spectators have come to expect from complex commercial proceedings – reams of paper.

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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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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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New law targets predatory credit card lending
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-16 10:13 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A new bill that will crack down on predatory credit card lending practices sailed through Parliament on Thursday, the first reforms to pass in the wake of a Senate inquiry into the credit card market.

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Financial complaints watchdog set for 2018 launch
Financial Services 2018-02-15 1:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australian consumers will soon be able to lodge grievances with a new body for resolving complaints with financial institutions.

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First criminal cartel case brought against Aussie co.
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-15 1:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

In the first criminal prosecution of its kind against an Australian corporation, prosecutors on Thursday charged a Victorian health care company and its managing director over an alleged wheelchair cartel.

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NSW appeals court upholds $7M judgment against teleco
Appeals 2018-02-14 9:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Wholesale satellite broadband provider Ipstar Australia has lost a bid to overturn a $7 million judgment against it for allegedly providing defective equipment and engaging in unconscionable conduct in violation of consumer law.

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CFMEU hit with record $1M fine for secondary boycott
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-14 8:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

TheĀ Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union has been hit with a record $1 million fine for secondary boycotts at construction sites around Melbourne, a big win for Australia’s consumer regulator in its five-year legal battle with the union.

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Judge mulls VW disclosures ahead of first ‘dieselgate’ trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-14 7:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge may rule as early as Friday on whether Volkswagen should be required to answer questions about alleged emissions defeat device software installed in more than 90,000 cars in Australia before the first trial kicks off next month.

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