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Ex-CBA banker to stand trial for role in $170M home loan fraud scheme
White Collar 2018-10-12 4:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former mobile lender with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will stand trial for his alleged role in a massive $170 million home loan fraud scheme that targeted Australia’s largest banks.

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Aristocrat wins discovery to probe theft of slot machine idea
Intellectual Property 2018-10-11 10:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Aristocrat Technologies has hit the jackpot in its bid for discovery to determine whether it has claims against rival Ainsworth for stealing its confidential information and using it to design a competing slot machine.

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Goodyear hits the brakes on trade mark appeal against Dunlop
Intellectual Property 2018-10-11 4:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US tyre company Goodyear has dropped its challenge to a mixed trade mark ruling in its long-running dispute with UK-based rival Dunlop over coveted trade marks for ‘Dunlop’ and ‘Flying D’.

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Titus Day files cross-claim seeking commissions from Guy Sebastian
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-11 2:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The management company owned by Titus Day has fired back at a lawsuit filed by singer Guy Sebastian, claiming it’s still owed commissions for appearances by the singer.

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Court consolidates toxic foam class action trials
Class Actions 2018-10-11 9:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Three class actions filed against the Commonwealth of Australia over allegedly toxic foam from government military bases will be heard together.

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Funeral insurer loses High Court appeal over profits from use of rival’s secrets
Employment 2018-10-10 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court of Australia has rejected an appeal of a ruling that found a funeral insurer was liable for the use of a rival’s confidential information by employees and instead granted a cross-appeal that more than doubled the rival’s award of profits.

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Class action seeks evidence from jailed Crown Resorts employees
Class Actions 2018-10-10 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm leading a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts wants evidence from employees whose arrest in China during a 2016 government crackdown on gambling sent the company’s stock price tumbling.

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Polo Ralph Lauren loses opposition to polo player trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-10-10 2:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Polo Ralph Lauren has come up short in its opposition to a deregistered company’s bid to register a polo player trade mark.

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CBA faces $100M class action over ‘uncompetitive’ super rates
Class Actions 2018-10-10 12:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Bank and its wealth management unit Colonial First State have been hit with a class action alleging Colonial First State dumped customers’ retirement savings into uncompetitive CBA investments with returns as low as 1.25 per cent.

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Telstra scolded for lax priority assistance compliance
Telecommunications 2018-10-09 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has fallen short in complying with its priority assistance obligations to customers with life-threatening medical conditions, according to the communications regulator, which opened its investigation following the deaths of two customers who were unable to use their landlines.

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