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Labor government would ban unfair contract terms
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-25 8:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A future Labor government would pass reforms that make unfair contract terms illegal and punishable by fines of up to $10 million.

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Teva sues Pharmacor over Parkinson’s drug patent
Intellectual Property 2019-01-24 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Teva has taken generic drug maker Pharmacor to court for allegedly threatening to infringe its patent for a Parkinson’s drug.

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GPS giants lost their way with ‘lifetime’ claims, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-23 9:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

GPS device makers TomTom, Navman and Garmin will no longer claim they offer users lifetime services, after the ACCC flagged the claims for being potentially false, misleading and deceptive.

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Frydenberg says not so fast on post-Hayne Commission reforms
Financial Services 2019-01-22 10:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said new laws may not be needed to remedy the cracks in the  financial system laid bare during the Hayne Royal Commission. 

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Amazon had no obligation to use GetSwift’s services, class action claims
Class Actions 2019-01-21 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

GetSwift failed to disclose to investors that under an agreement announced with Amazon, the e-commerce giant had no obligation to use the logistics provider for any of its deliveries, according to new court documents filed in the shareholder class action against GetSwift and its founders.

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Aged care royal commission warns providers against obstruction
Healthcare 2019-01-18 10:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Aged care service providers have been put on notice that they could face legal action for blocking whistleblowers from providing evidence to the aged care royal commission.

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Writers’ Guild settles dispute over screenwriter royalties
Intellectual Property 2019-01-18 10:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Writers’ Guild has resolved its long-running dispute with the Audio-Visual Copyright Society alleging the royalties distributor misdirected millions in royalties owed to Australian screenwriters.

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Herbert Smith Freehills to represent AMP in ASIC suit over Clayton Utz docs
Business of Law 2019-01-18 9:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has retained Herbert Smith Freehills — one of its go-to law firms — to represent it in legal proceedings by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission seeking documents from Clayton Utz as part of an ongoing investigation of the wealth manager’s fees-for-no-service conduct.

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Activist suing super fund REST over climate change plan can’t cap adverse costs
Financial Services 2019-01-18 3:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An ecological landscaper suing the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust fund for an undeveloped climate change policy has lost an application for a maximum costs order in the public-interest case.

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Fair Work deputy president chided for anti-CFMMEU retweet, but cleared of apparent bias
Employment 2019-01-17 9:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A senior member of the Fair Work Commission acted inappropriately when he shared a Twitter post critical of Labor leader Bill Shorten and the CFMMEU, but it did not mean he could be viewed as biased against the union, a full bench of the workplace tribunal has found.

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