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Viterra points finger at ex-employees in trial over $420M Joe White sale
Viterra is blaming several former employees for representations made about malt quality in the lead-up to the $420 million sale of its Joe White business to Cargill Australia in 2013.
High Court to hear ASIC appeal in outback book-up case
The corporate watchdog has won special leave to appeal to the High Court a ruling that found a general store owner in outback South Australia who sold cars by "book up" had not acted unconscionably.
Reckitt to seek relief from Nurofen judgment before Full Court
Reckitt Benckiser will try to convince the Full Federal Court on Monday that a judge got it wrong when he found it misled consumers with claims that Nurofen is a more effective pain killer than rival GlaxoSmithKline's Panadol.
ASIC vows to pursue fees-for-no-service cases in court
The corporate watchdog is planning to launch legal action soon over the banking industry's fees for no service, and expects to secure $1 billion in compensation for customers, the Royal Commission heard Friday.
ACCC hopes laundry cartel case will wash with Full Court
The Full Federal Court will hear arguments next week in an appeal by the ACCC over an alleged laundry detergent cartel, the first so-called hub and spoke case brought by the competition regulator.
ACCC puts Fairfax, Nine merger review on fast track
The ACCC will decide by November 8 whether the proposed merger of Nine Entertainment with Fairfax Media raises competition concerns.
Radio Rentals class denied info to advance claim about ‘strange’ contract structure
The applicant in a consumer class action against Radio Rentals has lost her bid for interrogatories which an attorney for the class said could lend support to claims that the company's "strange" lease contracts were structured to avoid its obligations under the Uniform Consumer Credit Code.
CFMMEU faces criminal charges for scaffolding, steelfixing cartel
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and its ACT branch secretary have been hit with criminal charges that they engaged in a cartel for steelfixing and scaffolding services.
AFL, NRL clubs to fix refunds policies on merchandise after ACCC probe
Top AFL and NRL clubs have agreed to change their refunds and returns policies on football and rugby merchandise after an investigation by the ACCC found they were in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.
ACCC tried to ‘micro-manage’ Pacific with injunction, judge says
The judge overseeing the competition lawsuit brought by the ACCC over Aurizon's proposed sale of its Queensland intermodal business to Pacific National has denied the regulator's bid for an injunction against Pacific, saying it amounted to micro-managing that could discourage "normal competitive behaviour".