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US seafood giant Trident loses appeal in trade mark row with Aussie food company
Intellectual Property 2019-06-20 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

US-based Trident Seafoods has lost a Federal Court fight with an Australian-based Asian food company over three trade marks for the word ‘Trident’. The Full […]

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Ex-CEO accuses Radio Rentals of withholding documents crucial to class action defence
Class Actions 2019-06-06 6:13 pm By Amelia Birnie

The former CEO of Radio Rentals, who has been dragged into a class action against the company, claims he can’t properly defend himself because his […]

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Judge questions redacted funder’s commission in IAG class action
Class Actions 2019-05-24 1:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has raised questions about a redacted funding agreement in a class action against two IAG units over allegedly worthless add-on insurance products, saying […]

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Metlife brings action against AFCA in first court showdown for complaints body
Financial Services 2019-05-20 9:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurance giant Metlife has launched legal proceedings against the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to challenge a finding in favour of an injured former NSW police […]

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‘Loose with the truth’ broker wins High Court challenge to ASIC ban
Appeals 2019-05-15 4:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has upheld an appeal by a mortgage broker with a history of run-ins with the law, finding that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal […]

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Ex-Radio Rentals CEO dragged into class action, says he ‘can’t afford lawyers’
Class Actions 2019-05-09 11:13 am By Amelia Birnie

A judge has granted a bid to add former Radio Rentals CEO James Marshall and the beleaguered company’s insurer, AIG Australia, as respondents in a […]

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HWL must produce files in case accusing partner of diverting client funds to pay legal bill
Legal Ethics 2019-05-08 9:06 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has dismissed HWL Ebsworth’s claims of a “fishing expedition” and granted discovery of a slew of internal documents relevant to allegations a partner […]

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IAG hit with class action over add-on insurance
Class Actions 2019-04-11 10:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A unit of Insurance Australia Group is facing a class action alleging it engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by pushing add-on insurance onto individuals […]

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Reckitt using court to beat competitors, AFT tells judge in spat over Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-27 3:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

AFT Pharmaceuticals has accused Nuremol maker Reckitt Benckiser of “happily advertising away” while using the court to shut down AFT’s ads for rival painkiller Maxigesic. […]

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Class action trial against WorleyParsons back on as new judge steps in
Class Actions 2019-03-20 12:55 pm By Miklos Bolza

Trial in a shareholder class action against engineering company WorleyParsons will be heard by a new judge in late August, six months after it was […]

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