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Mobil Oil hit with $16M penalty for misleading consumers about fuel
A judge has ordered Mobil Oil to pay an agreed penalty of $16 million for running ads in far north Queensland over a period of four years falsely claiming that it was supplying a specific brand of fuel with added benefits.
HSFK wins round in spat with PlayUp over $330,000 legal bill
A judge has set aside a decision on a costs assessment application by online gambling platform PlayUp in relation to a $330,000 unpaid legal bill from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
Westpac CEO ordered to court after bank seeks to ‘defend the indefensible’
A judge ordered Westpac's CEO to front court over the "unconscionable" actions of mortgage subsidiary St George Bank in refusing to reverse an adverse credit record from a customer short $44.11 on her mortgage payments.
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Allied Pinnacle scores partial win in fight over commercial lease
Allied Pinnacle has partially succeeded in its fight over a commercial lease in Western Sydney, with a judge finding the baked goods supplier did not have to remove its fit out at the conclusion of its lease, but did have to repaint the external walls.
Used car owners can sue for reduction in value damages in Ford class action
Deciding an issue that might take a class action against Ford to the High Court for a second time, a judge has found that used car owners can sue under the same consumer guarantee as someone who bought a new car. 
Victoria can’t dodge full costs in pepper spray class action, flags appeal
Victoria may appeal a decision in a class action that found police unlawfully deployed pepper spray at a 2019 protest, a court has heard, as the state loses a bid to avoid the applicant's full legal costs.
Coles urges court not to second guess its ‘commercial’ judgment
Facing claims it misled customers with its 'Down Down' pricing, Coles has urged the court not to second guess its judgment, but a judge overseeing the case has said competitive pressures do not excuse misleading promotions.
AFR resolves defamation suit by Bird’s Basement owner
Nine's Australian Financial Review has resolved a defamation suit by the owner of Melbourne jazz venue Bird's Basement over articles about a former employee's now discontinued suit.
Court tosses greenwashing case against Santos over net zero claims
A court has tossed a landmark greenwashing case against Santos alleging it misled investors by falsely representing that it had a plausible path to net zero by 2040.
AstraZeneca wins injunction against Pharmacor’s generic diabetes drug
AstraZeneca has won an interlocutory injunction barring Pharmacor from making a generic version of its blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga while a patent case over the drug proceeds.