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The courts should be given express statutory power to resolve competing class actions that establishes the factors to consider when picking a winning case, a leading class action judge has said.
Competing class actions literally drive group members to the edge, ALRC head says
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Competing class actions that drag out proceedings can have devastating effects on group members, and whether funded class actions provide genuine access to justice, not just “access to the court’s processes”, was a legitimate question, the head of the Australian Law Reform Commission said Wednesday.
Country Care faces trial in first criminal cartel case against Australian company
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A Mildura-based healthcare company and its boss have been committed to stand trial in the first criminal cartel case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission against an Australian business.
Piper Alderman, senior female partner fail to resolve sex discrimination suit
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Piper Alderman and a senior female partner who has accused the law firm’s leaders of sex discrimination have been unable to settle their dispute out of the glare of the courtroom.
Hanwha launches global patent offensive against solar giants
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Leading solar panel manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS has launched a patent lawsuit against two of its biggest competitors for allegedly importing solar products into Australia that infringe its patented solar technology.
Botox trade mark trial unexpectedly vacated
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An eight-day joint hearing in cases brought by Allergan alleging infringement of its Botox trade mark, which was due to commence Monday, has been unexpectedly vacated by the court, with barristers and legal teams left in the dark about the reasons.
Government does backflip on promise to abolish trailing commissions
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The Morrison government has backed down from a plan to end trailing commissions for mortgage brokers, a month after embracing the recommendation from the Banking Royal Commission.
News Corp. says Google needs to be broken up to check ‘unparalleled power’
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News Corp has called on the ACCC to break up Google, saying the “very serious” step was needed to prevent the search giant from abusing its market power.
Clive Palmer’s wife can’t dodge liquidators’ grilling over Mineralogy’s assets
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Liquidators for the failed Queensland Nickel will be able to interrogate Clive Palmer’s wife over the assets of her husband’s other company, Mineralogy, after telling a court they feared Palmer was squandering company funds on his political campaign.
Catch settles trade mark lawsuit over ‘Catch of the week’ promotions
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E-retailer Catch Group has resolved a trade mark lawsuit it lobbed against a popular online classified ads provider over its “Catch of the week” and “Catch of the month” deals.