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Landmark to pay $1M in ACCC case over barley claims
Grain supplier Seednet has agreed to pay $1 million to settle an enforcement action by the consumer watchdog alleging it misled farmers about the performance of its latest barley variety.
Judge blocks Domain redirect in REA trade mark battle
Real estate advertiser REA Group has won an emergency injunction against Domain that blocks its rival from authorising the owner of the US website realestate.com to redirect Australian traffic to Domain.
Online property giant REA sues Domain for referral deal with realestate.com
Online real estate giant REA Group is suing competitor Domain Group over a referral arrangement with the US-based owner of the web address realestate.com, saying the deal amounts to trade mark infringement and misleading and deceptive conduct.
Sandoz infringed expired Lexapro patent, judge rules
Generic drug maker Sandoz has been found liable for patent infringement and misleading and deceptive conduct in a case by pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck over its blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, ending a battle that has raged for 15 years.
Trivago admits it breached consumer law with hotel rankings
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has admitted it may have misled consumers into believing they would find the lowest hotel rate on an initial search of its site and that it had breached the Australian Consumer Law.
ALRC’s ‘leave to proceed’ proposal slammed as de facto class certification
A late proposal by the Australian Law Reform Commission to introduce a 'leave to proceed' mechanism into class actions has been blasted by a major litigation funder and a plaintiffs-side law firm as a de facto class certification procedure that would ramp up costs and add years of delay to cases.
Squire Patton Boggs refuses to hand over GetSwift group member details
Squire Patton Boggs has refused a request by rival Phi Finney McDonald for the details of group members it signed up to its now stayed shareholder class action against GetSwift, a court has learned, in the latest show of resistance by the losing law firm.
ACCC dragging its feet with Captain Cook case, court hears
Vocational education provider Captain Cook College has panned the ACCC for delaying its recently filed case against the college by failing to prepare a statement of claim, despite already publicising the proceedings.
Reckitt wants answers from AFT about Maxigesic ads
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser is seeking more information after advertisements for rival AFT Pharmaceuticals' Maxigesic painkiller were found in-store and online despite the court ordering the removal of the misleading displays earlier this month.
Funder in Dick Smith class action won’t guarantee lower commission amid delays
Litigation funder Investor Claim Partner won't promise it will maintain a lower commission rate in one of the Dick Smith class actions if mediation is delayed to next year.