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Failed lender PR Finance Group has been sued for $5 million in damages by owner Keybridge Capital and its liquidators after the company went under for breaching Australian credit laws.
Woolworths accepts FWC recommendation in dispute over new store structure
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Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has accepted a number of recommendations made by the Fair Work Commission, after two unions challenged a recent restructure that required staff to reapply for jobs, seek redeployment or be made redundant.
ACCC must hand over docs on Vodafone-TPG merger investigation
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The Federal Court has ordered the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to hand over documents to Vodafone that were “directly relevant” to its decision to oppose the $15 billion Vodafone-TPG merger. In an order given Wednesday, Federal Court Justice John Middleton…
Aristocrat sues Ainsworth over ‘extensive and deliberate’ theft of slot machine IP
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Casino and mobile game giant Aristocrat Technologies has sued rival Ainsworth Game Technology for alleged copyright infringement and breaches of Australian consumer law following the suspected theft of trade secrets by an employee.
Judge reserves AMP class action loser costs after Phi Finney McDonald sinks 1,345 hours
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Boutique class actions law firm Phi Finney McDonald has won its bid to reserve costs incurred before its case was permanently stayed in the AMP shareholder class action beauty contest, after the firm racked up at least 1,345 hours in “sunk costs”.
Samsung in hot water with ACCC over water resistant claims
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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has commenced legal action against Samsung Electronics for allegedly making false, misleading and deceptive representations when marketing the water resistant capabilities of its Galaxy smartphones.
Another dispute over Ichthys LNG project may be brewing
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The contractor behind the Ichthys LNG project has won court approval to use documents discovered in its lawsuit against Dutch paint manufacturer AkzoNobel for use in any potential dispute with INPEX, the head company behind the liquid natural gas project.
Stephen Ridgeway to be new ACCC mergers commissioner
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Former King & Wood Mallesons partner Stephen Ridgeway has been appointed as the new mergers commissioner at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
NRL faces possible class action over treatment of player concussions
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Two law firms are jointly investigating a potential class action against the NRL on behalf of players for alleged liability for “reasonably preventable brain injuries”.
Drunks and prostitutes: Down N’ Out trade mark evokes Sin City, not In-N-Out, court told
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Sydney’s Down N’ Out Burgers has rejected claims that it appropriated the trade mark of US burger chain In-N-Out, telling a court at the close of trial that the founders were inspired by the success of the American company but wanted to evoke the idea of Sin City, not speedy service.