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Plaintiffs law firm Slater & Gordon is considering a shareholder class action against the a2 Milk company over its 2021 financial year guidance, which was downgraded after weak baby formula sales to China.
Freedom Foods' dispute with Blue Diamond Growers over an almond licensing deal will be heard by an arbitrator in California after an appeals court rejected the company's plea for an Australian judge to determine the case.
Arnott's and Campbells have settled a lawsuit brought by Goodman Fielder accusing them of infringing its 'Plantry' mark under which it sells plant-based frozen meals, after the cookie company filed a cross-claim seeking to have the mark cancelled.
The liquidator of restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia has been ordered to hand over communications with law firm Levitt Robinson as creditors seek to oust him from his role over alleged breaches of duty relating to a class action investigation.
The stage is set for a beauty parade of two shareholder class actions against Freedom Foods and Deloitte, and the judge overseeing the cases has embraced the recommendation of the High Court to appoint an independent barrister to represent group members in the contest.
A nearly 100-year-old Bordeaux estate that makes the Vieux Château Certan wine, which retails for at least $500, has taken a Tasmanian winemaker to court for allegedly trying to hijack its name and making knockoff wines that copy its distinctive pink lid and neck of its bottles.
In a victory for gig economy workers, the Fair Work Commission has found that a Deliveroo driver who was sacked for not working fast enough was an employee, saying the company's power to exert control over its workers with data collected through its app weighed in favour of a finding of that employer-employee relationship existed.
The ACCC is seeking views on a proposed undertaking by Woolworths aimed at allaying the regulator's concerns about its planned $552 million acquisition of a 65 per cent stake in wholesale food distributor PFD Food Services.
A Victoria Supreme Court judge has rejected a post-trial bid to keep details of the 2019 sale of Cargill's malt business under wraps in a long-running case over Viterra's $420 million sale of its Joe White business, finding the move would be contrary to the principles of open justice where no harm from disclosure had been demonstrated.
A judge has refused an application by US almond supplier Blue Diamond for over $200,000 in security for costs in proceedings over a disputed licensing deal with Freedom Foods, saying it should have been evident that the bid was “unjustified”.