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Europcar admits overcharging customers, blames reservation system
Europcar has fired back at the consumer watchdog in an enforcement action alleging the car rental company applied excessive payment surcharges on debit and credit card purchases, saying it always intended to refund overcharged customers, and did.
Clive Palmer wins bid to have judge recuse himself
Mining tycoon Clive Palmer has succeeded in having a Queensland Supreme Court judge recused from a trial over the 2016 collapse of Queensland Nickel.
Kleenex flushable wipes an ‘environmental catastophe’, ACCC tells court
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched its opening volley against consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark Australia, saying its Kleenex 'flushable' wipes were unsuitable for sewers and septic tanks and an "enormous burden" on the Australian wastewater system.
Scotch Whisky is generic, can’t be trademarked, court told
Facing a trade mark infringement lawsuit for selling products under the name Scotch Whisky, Australian liquor retailer D'Aquino Bros has filed a claim of its own, arguing the words are a generic description used in Australia to mean any whisky from Scotland.
Source code copyright fight settles before damages trial
On the eve of a hearing into damages, rival pavement engineering companies have resolved a copyright dispute that continued important law on what constitutes infringement of computer software source code.
ACCC says court should toss Nature’s Care case
The consumer regulator asked a court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by Chinese vitamin giant Nature's Care Manufacture over Australian-made product labels, saying it had been wrongly "dragged into a controversy".
Hastie liquidators battle major builders over millions in unpaid bills
Liquidators for failed engineering services company Hastie Group have a fight on their hands over tens of millions of dollars in unpaid invoices from construction companies, with major builders claiming not only that they don't have to pay, but that the bills aren't payable.
Judge still not ready to sign off on Westpac’s $35M deal with ASIC
A judge will appoint an independent barrister to examine Westpac's recent $35 million settlement with the corporate regulator, saying it wasn't clear if the bank had breached responsible lending laws as alleged.
ABC, Fairfax to fight dismissal of truth defence in Chau Chak Wing defamation suit
The ABC and Fairfax Media are appealing a ruling tossing their truth defence in a case brought by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.
Gamer settles Take-Two lawsuit over Grand Theft Auto copyright
A gamer has admitted he violated the copyright for  Take-Two Interactive's popular Grand Theft Auto video game by making unauthorised changes to the game that allowed him to manipulate the actions of other online players without their consent.