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Judge vacates trial date in Lovisa underpayments class action
A judge has vacated an upcoming trial date in an underpayments class action against jewellery chain Lovisa, as the parties lock horns on the common questions and whether the case should even proceed as a class action. 
digiDirect cops $99K penalty over ACCC concerns about strikethrough prices
Online retailer digiDirect has been hit with $99,000 in penalties after the ACCC accused if making misleading strikethrough price claims on its website.
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Judge warns Pacific Werribee owner may not get ‘second bite of cherry’
The co-owner of Pacific Werribee shopping centre's has defended an engineering expert's decision to stray from an agreed model in drafting a report for trial in a $356 million defects case, even as the court warns it may not get a "second bite of the cherry".
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ACCC denied Coles procedural fairness in WA land fight, tribunal told
Coles wants to file further expert evidence in its dispute with the ACCC over the acquisiton of land in Kalgoorlie, WA, claiming it had no notice of the regulator's "novel" theory of harm.
ACCC knocks Coles’ ‘predatory’ competition test for Kalgoorlie deal
The ACCC has hit back at Coles’ challenge to the regulator’s rejection of its Kalgoorlie, WA land acquisition, slamming as too narrow the competition test advanced by the supermarket giant.
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ACCC hits back in fight with Coles over Kalgoorlie land acquisition
The ACCC has hit back at Coles’ challenge to the regulator’s rejection of its Kalgoorlie, WA land acquisition, slamming as too narrow the competition test advanced by the supermarket giant.
Judge tosses part of Coles underpayments class action
A judge has dismissed a portion of an applicant's claims in FWO and class action cases against Coles and Woolworths, while final declarations against the supermarket giants remain to be made, almost one year after the companies were found liable for $780 million in back pay.
Bunnings case to help with ‘metes and bounds’ of misuse of market power test: judge
A family-owned Mitre 10 franchisee will not be on the hook for costs if its loses a novel suit seeking to block Bunnings from opening a $36 million store next to its Jimboomba store, with a judge saying the suit will provide guidance on the misuse of market power effects test.
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Mitre 10 franchisee dodges costs in fight over Bunnings store
A family-owned Mitre 10 franchisee will not be on the hook for costs if its loses a novel suit seeking to block Bunnings from opening a $36 million store next to its Jimboomba store, with a judge saying the case will provide guidance on the misuse of market power effects test.
Aldi produce wholesaler admits liability in ACCC cartel case
Produce wholesaler Perfection Fresh has admitted liability in the competition watchdog's case alleging it made price-fixing arrangements with other suppliers before submitting weekly quotes to Aldi.