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Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash to fight AWU subpoena in raids case
Employment 2018-05-30 10:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash vowed Thursday to challenge a subpoena ordered by the Federal Court to appear as a witness in a case over last year’s raids on the offices of the Australian Workers’ Union.

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Apple issued warning in NZ as ACCC trial looms
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-30 9:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

As Apple gears up to face off against the ACCC next month for allegedly misleading iPhone and iPad users about their rights to have faulty devices repaired free of charge, it has received a fresh warning that it may have violated consumer laws, this time in New Zealand, by setting expiry dates on consumer guarantees.

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US blesses Bayer, Monsanto deal with $US9B in divestitures
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-30 5:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The US Department of Justice has secured its largest ever merger divestiture, with Bayer AG agreeing to sell $US9 billion in assets to BASF to win approval of its $US66 billion Monsanto acquisition, a deal that goes far beyond what the regulator’s counterparts in Australia and the European Union required.

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Kmart boss misled cargo pants maker in IP spat, court told
Intellectual Property 2018-05-30 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kmart CEO Guy Russo gave false assurances that the department store had revamped designs for a line of cargo pants and shorts after being warned that it was infringing on the copyright of workwear brand FXD, a new suit alleges.

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Optus prevails in Telstra suit over ‘Empires End’ ad
Telecommunications 2018-05-30 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has lifted an injunction against an Optus ad campaign after ruling that Telstra failed to make its case that the ‘Empires End’ campaign was misleading or deceptive.

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Wilson Security to pay $740,000 in ACCC settlement
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-30 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australians who didn’t get security patrols they paid for will be refunded $740,000 under a settlement reached between Wilson Security and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Aristocrat docs still ‘floating around’ rival’s office, court told
Intellectual Property 2018-05-30 2:55 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies told a court Wednesday that confidential material used by a designer to steal its poker machine idea may yet find its way into the launch version of its rival’s machine, despite assurances to the contrary.

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Funder gets $30M in landmark class action creating common fund
Class Actions 2018-05-30 11:56 am By Christine Caulfield

The litigation funder behind the Federal Court’s precedential ruling that established the first common fund order in an Australian class action has secured a $30.75 million payout in the case.

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Tractor maker Agrison named in bushfire class action
Product Liability 2018-05-29 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

Tractor company Agrison has been added as a defendant in a class action brought by victims of the 2015 bushfire near Ballarat that ripped through 4,000 hectares and destroyed 12 homes.

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Judge won’t split trial against CFMEU three ways
Employment 2018-05-29 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has refused an interlocutory application to split an upcoming trial in a case by the building watchdog against theĀ Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union despite both parties agreeing to the move.

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