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Full Court to hear Trident Seafoods trade mark appeal
Intellectual Property 2018-10-25 10:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US seafood giant Trident Seafoods has filed an appeal over a trade mark registration by Australian rival Trident Foods, which will be heard by the Full Federal Court.

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Scenic cruise passengers can’t claim damages for disappointment, appeals court says
Appeals 2018-10-25 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Scenic Tours has won a major victory on appeal in a class action against a ruling that put it on the hook for claims that luxury European river cruise passengers were owed damages and compensation after they were forced to take the bus because of flood waters.

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Woolworths bags $100M shareholder class action
Class Actions 2018-10-25 9:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Woolworths has shot back at claims in a shareholder class action that it breached its continuous disclosure obligations, saying the lawsuit doesn’t allege there was material information it should have disclosed to shareholders in advance of its downward revision of a 2015 profit guidance.

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Director denies telling Geoffrey Rush to be less ‘creepy’
Defamation 2018-10-25 8:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

The director of the King Lear production at the centre of a defamation case brought by Geoffrey Rush said on the witness stand Thursday he never told the actor his behaviour toward co-star Eyrn Jean Norvill had become “creepy”.

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Ray White promised agents riches, then axed them, suits say
Employment 2018-10-25 3:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate group Ray White has been hit with lawsuits by two sacked directors of its projects unit, who claim they turned down profit-sharing job offers from industry rivals for lucrative, long-term employment with the family-owned agency that lasted seven months.

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Aboriginal art supplier misled consumers with Indonesian-made fakes, judge finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-24 9:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has found an Aboriginal art and souvenir supplier misled consumers by creating the false impression its products were made in Australia by Indigenous people, when they were actually made in Indonesia, the consumer watchdog said Wednesday.

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Westpac fights Deloitte subpoena in life insurance class action
Class Actions 2018-10-24 9:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

Westpac is contesting a subpoena in a class action over allegedly excessive life insurance premiums for documents from Deloitte that may reveal how the bank chose the policies it offered.

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Banning closed class actions no easy feat, new report shows
Exclusive 2018-10-24 7:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A proposal by the Australian Law Reform Commission that all federal class actions be initiated as open cases may be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve, says a new report by the country’s leading class action expert.

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AMS loses bid to restrict group size in pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2018-10-24 7:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against American Medical Systems over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has rejected the medical device maker’s bid to alter the start date for a sub-group of class members.

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Air conditioner patent infringement claims get chilly reception
Intellectual Property 2018-10-24 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Swedish air conditioner supplier Dometic has lost is case alleging patent infringement claims against Australian rivals Houghton Leisure and Finch Australia over the popular Belaire 3200 AC used in caravans and other recreational vehicles.

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