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Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign misleading, court rules
Telecommunications 2018-05-23 6:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Telstra has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached the Australian Consumer Law with its ‘Unlimited’ advertising campaign, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Optus fined $1.5M for misleading customers about NBN transition
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-23 11:38 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Telecom giant Optus has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million penalty for misleading customers about the transition to the National Broadband Network.

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Telstra misled consumers with ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign, Optus says
Telecommunications 2018-05-18 9:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Optus and Telstra squared off court on Friday over an allegedly misleading ad campaign for the second time in a week, this time over Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign.

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Telstra wins temporary block on Optus ‘Empires End’ ad
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-16 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus was ordered Wednesday to temporarily pull an ad that Telstra alleges makes a false and damaging claim about the superiority of Optus’ mobile network.

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ACCC scolded by judge for deceptive evidence gathering in Apple case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-08 9:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has found the ACCC used deceptive and improper means to obtain evidence in its consumer protection case against Apple alleging iPhone and iPad users were misled about their rights, but stopped short of throwing the evidence out.

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AMP’s three female non-executive directors step down
Financial Services 2018-05-08 6:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Facing shareholder wrath in the wake of the Royal Commission’s damning revelations, AMP’s three female non-executive directors stepped down on Tuesday.

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AMP denies committing a crime, defends Clayton Utz report
Financial Services 2018-05-04 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP has shot back at Royal Commission findings that it committed a criminal offence over its fees-for-no-service scandal and has defended a report prepared by law firm Clayton Utz over the issue.

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J&J hits back at expanded pelvic mesh class
Class Actions 2018-05-03 5:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Johnson & Johnson has struck back at an amended statement of claim filed in a class action over allegedly defective pelvic mesh, saying that lead applicants’ claims do not meet the bar to proceed as a class action.

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AMP’s Salter denies misconduct, says he learnt of ousting from ASX
Legal Ethics 2018-04-30 9:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP’s general counsel Brian Salter says he did not know he was sacked until he read the company’s announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday morning.

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Brennar resigns, GC out amid Clayton Utz report controversy
Financial Services 2018-04-30 12:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP’s chairwoman Catherine Brennar has resigned and the firm’s general counsel has left, as the company faces possible criminal charges for misleading the corporate regulator over its decade-long practice of charging undue fees to clients.

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