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Meriton drops appeal of $3M fine for rigging TripAdvisor reviews
Meriton has withdrawn its appeal of a ruling that fined the property manager $3 million for manipulating bad reviews on TripAdvisor.
Merial takes fight over Intervet parasite patent to federal court
Animal drug giant Merial is pushing on with its opposition to rival Intervet's bid to a patent a non-drug resistant injectable formula for treating animal parasites, filing an appeal in the Federal Court after it came up short in its challenge before IP Australia.
Corner Hotel wins bid for McDonald’s hipster cafe financials
McDonald's must hand over financial records for its Corner Cafe as the trade mark battle launched by Melbourne's Corner Hotel heads to mediation.
Deloitte partners don’t have access to Hastie files, court told
Accounting giant Deloitte is digging in for a fight over a court order to produce documents to a shareholder class over the firm's auditing of collapsed engineering company Hastie Group, saying partners forced to hand over the files don't have access to them.
Deloitte fights order denying privilege in Hastie class action
Auditing firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu wants to challenge a ruling that forces some of its partners to hand over evidence to  shareholders in a class action over accounting work for collapsed engineering company Hastie Group.
CrownBet goes on the attack, says Sportsbet’s trade marks must be revoked
In an escalating battle between the online bookmakers, CrownBet has filed a cross claim in a consumer and trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Sportsbet that calls for the cancellation of its rival's trade marks.
McDonald’s to redesign cafe logo after lawsuit by Melbourne’s Corner Hotel
McDonald's has agreed to change its Corner Cafe logo, after the famed Corner Hotel in Melbourne filed a lawsuit claiming the global food giant's new hipster cafe violates its trade marks.
BHP faces second class action as it seeks to shut down first filed
BHP Billiton is facing the possibility of a second shareholder class action over the Fundao dam failure at its mine in Brazil, but the cases may be put on hold pending the outcome of homicide charges against company employees.
ACCC falls short with $3M fine against Meriton over TripAdvisor reviews
A judge has hit property manager Meriton with a $3 million penalty after finding the company misled consumers by manipulating negative TripAdvisor reviews, but the fine was well below the $20 million sought by the consumer watchdog.
BHP wants judge to stay Australian class action over Brazil disaster
A judge on Friday will hear arguments in a bid by BHP Billiton to halt a class action over the mining giant's Brazilian mine disaster, a sweeping case filed on behalf of investors who held the company's shares in Australia, the UK or South Africa.