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Geowash misled franchisees about car wash costs, court finds
Car wash franchisor Geowash misled franchisees about how much revenue they could expect to earn per month and acted unconscionably in its charging practices, the court has found.
AFT not ready to take its medicine for ‘misleading’ Maxigesic ads
AFT Pharmaceuticals has launched a partial challenge to a court ruling that its Maxigesic ads made a number of misleading claims, including that the drug provides stronger and more effective relief than Reckitt Benckiser's Nuromol.
WorkPac hit with class action by casual workers
Labour hire company WorkPac has been hit with a class action on behalf of hundreds of casual miners who claim they were denied annual leave and other entitlements.
Sanofi slams judge’s harm assessment in denying injector pen injunction
A judge that rejected a bid by Sanofi-Aventis for an injunction blocking rival Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS erred in his consideration of the harm it would face, the drug giant has told the Full Federal Court.
ASIC targets AMP execs in fees for no service probe, court told
AMP executives are the focus of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's investigation of the wealth management firm's fees for no service scandal, a court heard Friday.
Acciona mulls settlement with NSW Government in light rail dispute
Acciona Infrastructure and Transport for NSW are currently in settlement talks over a $1.2 billion dispute around the NSW government's ongoing light rail project in Sydney.
Wyeth defends validity of patents in trial over best-selling Prevnar 13 vaccine
Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth has shot down arguments by rival Merck Sharp & Dohme that its Prevnar 13 vaccine lacked inventiveness, saying during the closing submissions of a high-stakes patent trial that up until it developed the top-selling shot scientists thought there was a "ceiling" of 11 types of pneumococcal bacteria that could be included in a single vaccine.
Judge tosses ‘fanciful’ St. Patrick’s Day bushfire class action
A judge has dismissed a class action against Powercor over a bushfire in the Gazette area of South West Victoria on St. Patrick's Day 2018, calling the allegations "fanciful".
‘Likely’ GetSwift class action settlement should not be delayed by High Court appeal, judge says
A judge won't defer the opt-out notice in a shareholder class action against GetSwift pending the High Court's decision on a special leave application to revive a competing class action, saying the sooner the case settles the better.
ASIC challenge to Westpac personal advice ruling likely
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will likely appeal a ruling that two Westpac units did not provide personal financial advice as part of a campaign encouraging customers to roll over external superannuation accounts.