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Slater & Gordon faces Fair Work fight with union
Employment 2018-02-13 8:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Slater & Gordon will face the Fair Work Commission in a dispute with the Australian Services Union after a “very unsatisfactory meeting” over the law firm’s restructuring plans.

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Vodafone ordered to pay ACCC, Telstra legal bills
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-02-13 8:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vodafone will have to cough up $295,000 to cover the legal bills of the ACCC and Telstra after falling short in its bid for judicial review of an ACCC decision not to declare a domestic mobile roaming service.

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Cargill cow gene patent invalid, Federal Court says
Intellectual Property 2018-02-13 4:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A federal court judge has found that a bovine gene patent held by Cargill Inc. is invalid, but said the American agriculture giant could beef up the patent claims in response to his ruling.

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5 companies now face Takata airbag class actions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-01-12 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Five automakers have reportedly now been sued by law firm Quinn Emanuel over defective Takata airbags.

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ACCC sues Optus for pressuring customers to move to NBN
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-12-15 9:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has been sued for allegedly pressuring customers to move to the National Broadband Network before they needed to make the switch.

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Tabcorp’s $11B merger with Tatts gets thumbs up, again
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-17 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition Tribunal has for a second time signed off on Tabcorp’s $11 billion merger with lotto giant Tatts, a deal the competition regulator fought hard to stop.

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BrisConnections settles $2.2B case over collapse
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-15 1:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

BrisConnections’ receiver PPB Advisory has settled its $2.2 billion lawsuit against engineering consultant Arup, a court was told Monday.

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ACCC gets second bite in Apple case
Technology 2017-11-14 9:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has given the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission a chance to amend its case against Apple alleging iPhone and iPad users were misled about their rights to have faulty devices repaired free of charge.

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Toyota faces first Takata airbag class action in Australia
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-14 9:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Toyota has become the first car manufacturer to be hit with a class action in Australia over faulty Takata airbags, Quinn Emanuel said Monday, and six other automakers are next.

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Medibank ‘disappointed’ that ACCC is appealing case, CEO says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-13 9:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medibank CEO Craig Drummond said Monday the private health insurer was “disappointed” that the ACCC was appealing its loss in a consumer case accusing the insurer of unconscionable conduct in advising members about coverage limits.

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