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Provident receivers may face objections over PwC merger
Class Actions 2018-07-16 5:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing the administration of Provident Capital has invited debenture holders to object to the company’s receivers staying on after their firm completes its merger with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Provident’s former auditor which has also been named as a cross-defendant in two class actions over Provident’s collapse.

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Kraft loses bid for Bega docs as trial date looms
Intellectual Property 2018-07-13 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has shot down a bid by Kraft for extensive discovery from Bega, but granted its request for a so-called Sabre order against US company Mondelez, three weeks before trial kicks off in the case over who owns the rights to the iconic Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia.

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Servcorp settles ACCC case over unfair small biz contracts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-13 2:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASX-listed Servcorp has settled court action by the consumer watchdog over unfair terms in its small business contracts that shielded the office space provider from liability and gave it unilateral power to terminate agreements with customers. 

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SEC probing Facebook disclosures over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-07-13 1:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The US securities regulator is reportedly looking into Facebook’s disclosures to investors about the harvesting of user data by political research firm Cambridge Analytica, as the company faces the threat of a privacy class action in Australia over the data debacle.

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Class action seeks data on individuals that got Cash Converters loans
Class Actions 2018-07-13 12:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cash Converters has been asked to produce data on individuals that it provided payday loans to in Queensland in a class action alleging it charged a brokerage fee to borrowers for services they never received.

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Arnold Bloch to defend Kogan against ‘catch’ AdWords claims
Intellectual Property 2018-07-13 12:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Arnold Bloch Liebler will defend e-retailer Kogan against allegations by competitor Catch Group that it is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Judge says Sportsbet case over CrownBet rebrand is ‘strong’
Intellectual Property 2018-07-12 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge that temporarily barred CrownBet from moving forward with its planned rebrand to Sportingbet said Sportsbet has made a ‘strong’ case that use of the mark by CrownBet is likely to cause confusion among consumers of online betting services.

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ACCC brings cartel case against Cryosite over ‘gun jumping’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-12 11:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has brought a cartel case against biologics company Cryosite for agreeing to coordinate with competitor Cell Care prior to the completion of their merger agreement.

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Funder slashed rates to secure $132.5M QBE settlement, judge says
Class Actions 2018-07-11 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The litigation funder behind the Federal Court’s precedential ruling that established the first common fund order in an Australian class action agreed to cuts its rates as part of negotiations that resulted in the $132.5 million settlement of the class action against QBE Insurance.

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Ethicon applicants asked to weigh in on UK ruling on defective products
Product Liability 2018-07-11 12:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products has asked the applicants to weigh in on a recent UK High Court ruling that found there must be an abnormal risk in order for a product to be considered defective.

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