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COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action fights state’s bid for stay
Class Actions 2022-12-12 9:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of businesses claiming harm from the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle has fought back against the state of Victoria’s bid to push the case off until a criminal action against the state’s Department of Health has been heard.

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Former Statewide Super execs charged with dishonesty offences
White Collar 2022-12-12 2:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former chief financial officer and chief risk officer of South Australian industry super fund Statewide Superannuation have been hit with criminal charges related to the procurement of services from financial services platform Cosight.

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Cladding supplier fights to keep class action from accessing sales figures
Product Liability 2022-12-12 1:56 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian supplier of alleged combustible cladding is opposing a class action applicant’s bid for information ahead of settlement talks on the quantity of cladding sold in the country between 2009 and 2019.

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Police strip-search action faces de-classing bid by NSW government
Class Actions 2022-12-12 12:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW government will move to de-class a representative proceeding over police strip searches at 50 music festivals, after a judge cast doubt on whether the case should be run as a class action.

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Dan Murphy’s owner stumbles in bid for Darwin pub
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-12 2:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary competition concerns about Endeavour Group’s proposed acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel north of Darwin, saying it could stymie competition in the local market for takeaway liquor.

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Google defeats ACCC case over data collection
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-09 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC has lost proceedings accusing Google of duping millions of Australians into agreeing to expand the scope of personal information the tech giant could collect and combine for use in targeted advertising. 

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ACCC wins price-fixing case against BlueScope Steel, senior exec
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-09 10:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has largely won its case against BlueScope Steel and former general manager Jason Ellis alleging they engaged in “serious cartel conduct” in relation to the supply of flat steel products in Australia.

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Konami to pay Aristocrat a portion of 12 years’ profit from infringing poker machines
Intellectual Property 2022-12-09 10:38 pm By Sam Matthews

Gaming company Konami Australia has been ordered to pay rival Aristocrat Technologies a proportion of profits from the sale of patent-infringing poker machines over a 12-year period, as well as a chunk of damages for supply of the games that generated no revenue at all.

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ASIC accuses McPherson’s of continuous disclosure breaches
ASIC 2022-12-09 3:20 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued health and beauty giant McPherson’s Limited and its former CEO over alleged continuous disclosure breaches and misleading or deceptive conduct during a capital raise in late 2020.

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Bloomex taken to court for ‘misleading’ consumer ratings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-09 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken online florist Bloomex to court for allegedly violating the Australian Consumer Law by posting misleading customer ratings on its website.

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