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Salter Brothers investment in advisory firm Hendry Group ‘worthless’, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-04 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Salter Brothers’ multmillion dollar investment in advisory firm Hendry Group is worthless, a court has been told in the fund manager’s case alleging it was the victim of miseleading representations.

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Google can’t shut down Epic Games’ misuse of market power case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-04 7:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Google has failed in its bid to stay a competition lawsuit brought by Epic Games, after failing to show that the Fortnite game maker would not be disadvantaged if the case were heard in California instead.

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Money transfer business directors face jail in first criminal cartel sentencing of individuals
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-03 1:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

The directors of two money transfer businesses will be the first individuals to be sentenced for criminal cartel offences after pleading guilty Thursday to charges over the fixing of foreign exchange rates.

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Reckitt-Benckiser asks High Court to overturn decision on Maxigesic ads
High Court 2022-02-03 1:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Consumer goods giant Reckitt-Benckiser is seeking special leave from the High Court to challenge a Full Court judgment that overturned a finding that AFT Pharmaceuticals ads’ for its painkiller Maxigesic were misleading.

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In class action defence, Tyro says businesses should have accepted cash during EFTPOS outage
Class Actions 2022-02-01 9:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Fintech Tyro has hit back at a class action brought on behalf of retailers who were unable to process payments because of a days-long terminal outage, arguing they should have accepted cash while their EFTPOS machines were down.

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ACCC probes RAT suppliers’ claims of government seizures
COVID-19 2022-02-01 1:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating claims by suppliers that government bodies have diverted supplies of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, as the regulator continues its crackdown on reported price gouging amid a test shortage.

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In ME Bank case, ASIC argues clock doesn’t run on serious corporate crime
White Collar 2022-01-31 7:44 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is challenging a ruling that threw out half the criminal charges against direct bank Members Equity, arguing the statute of limitations doesn’t apply to serious corporate misconduct.

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‘Black hole’ Cargill, Viterra case from which 4 judges rose nears end, maybe
Trials 2022-01-28 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Judgment day has arrived in a legal battle over the $420 million sale of the Joe White malt business so epic four silks on the case were elevated to judgeships during its long run, but losing party Viterra has not ruled out an appeal.

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Court finds Viterra engaged in deceit during $420M Joe White sale
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-01-28 10:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Food giant Cargill Australia has won its lawsuit against Glencore-owned Viterra alleging it misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.

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CoreStaff settles class action accusing it of misleading Papua New Guinea workers
Class Actions 2022-01-21 10:54 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Labour on-hire and recruitment company CoreStaff has settled a class action alleging it lured workers to Australia from Papua New Guinea with the promise of long-term work, only to terminate their employment agreements less than three years after they relocated.

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