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The maker of Mother energy drinks has had its Motherland trade mark removed by IP Australia, with a delegate granting a win to rival caffeinated beverage maker Vittoria Food & Beverage in finding that the mark should be removed for non-use.
Last-mile logistics software company GetSwift has ceased trading on the ASX after its relocation to Canada got the greenlight by the Federal Court and FIRB despite the company facing ongoing litigation in Australia.
A judge has vacated a scheduled mediation in ASIC's misleading and deceptive conduct case against three companies in the beleaguered Mayfair Group after they failed to procure legal representation despite assurances that lawyers would be engaged promptly.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has rejected a behavioural undertaking from Google intended to assuage the regulator's competition concerns about its planned $3 billion acquisition of fitness device company Fitbit, saying it would be challenging to monitor and enforce.
The ACCC has taken legal action against women's activewear company Lorna Jane for allegedly representing to consumers during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in Australia that its anti-virus activewear would protect them from viruses, including COVID-19.
A judge has found a NSW training company is liable to pay $139 million for over 12,000 students who racked up VET FEE-HELP debts but failed to complete their courses due to an "unconscionable" enrolment system.
Top-tier law firm MinterEllison provided ASIC with a legal opinion on whether it was appropriate for the regulator to cover the tax bill of chairman James Shipton, telling the regulator that it was "standard practice" for an employer to cover the reasonable cost of tax advice.
ASIC has spent $3.2 million so far pursuing billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer in two criminal lawsuits alleging takeover contraventions and fraud.
A make-up artist has launched a Fair Work case against the ABC alleging she lost her shifts after refusing to wear a mask in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The consumer watchdog has launched enforcement action against Facebook, alleging the social media giant engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct in the promotion of its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app.