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Hungry Jacks in a pickle over weigh-in of McDonald’s Big Mac
Burger giant Hungry Jack's has lost its bid to have McDonald's hand over test results showing the “pre-cooked” weight of its Big Mac beef patties, with a judge finding they were not relevant to whether the rival’s Big Jack burger had 25 per cent “more Aussie beef”.
Commonwealth to pay $2M to remote Indigenous community in ‘remarkable’ class action settlement
The federal government will pay $2 million to settle a human rights class action brought by Indigenous Australians from the Ngaanyatjarraku community in Western Australia over allegedly discriminatory requirements for access to social security benefits.
UniLodge targeted in underpayments class action investigation
Unilodge Australia faces a potential class action alleging the student housing agency shortchanged staff by paying them under the wrong award.
$3.4M lawsuit filed over Melbourne’s North East Link Project
Construction company Delcon Civil is facing a lawsuit by a subcontractor seeking over $3.4 million in damages for alleged breach of contract relating to work on the North East Link project.
‘Full-blooded’ fight brewing between competing a2 Milk class actions
A “full-blooded carriage fight” is set down for next year between two competing class actions alleging dairy giant a2 Milk misled shareholders with an overly optimistic prediction of its infant formula sales.
Deloitte can’t dodge client’s fraud claims, 16 years after alleged conduct
Accounting giant Deloitte has lost its bid to throw out a former client's lawsuit alleging negligence and fraud over a failed interposition under tax law that occurred more than 16 years ago.
ACCC staff training ‘inadequate’ during bank cartel probe, court hears
A senior ACCC officer has been grilled on whether staff training on criminal cartel investigations was “inadequate” while the competition regulator ran a cartel probe into ANZ’s $2.5 billion share placement in 2016.
‘Serious professional misconduct’: WA lawyer found to have misled Supreme Court
A Western Australian lawyer will face penalties and disciplinary action in the State Administrative Tribunal after nine professional misconduct findings were made against him, including a finding that he knowingly sought to mislead the Supreme Court.
Repipe loses appeal in battle with IP Australia over computer-implemented invention
The Full Federal Court has shot down plumbing company Repipe’s appeal of a decision rejecting its innovation patents for a claimed computer-implemented invention, saying it only addressed issues in business operations rather than improving on computer technology.
Qantas in court battle over failed $35M flight academy partnership
Qantas is locked in a legal battle with a US-based pilot training provider over failed negotiations concerning the development of a $35 million pilot academy in regional Queensland.