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A Federal Court judge skipped vital witness testimony when he ruled Reckitt Benckiser misled consumers about the effectiveness of its Nurofen painkiller, the pharmaceutical company told the Full Federal Court Monday.
Viterra points finger at ex-employees in trial over $420M Joe White sale
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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.
‘Loose with the truth’ broker to get High Court’s ear
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The High Court has granted special leave to appeal a lifelong ASIC ban to a broker a judge once described as “loose with the truth” and as carrying a “massive bag of dishonest conduct” with him.
Murray Goulburn faces second class action over profit downgrade
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Milk supplier Murray Goulburn has been hit with a second class action over its profit forecast revision in 2016 that wiped 40 percent off the dairy cooperative’s investment value.
High Court to hear ASIC appeal in outback book-up case
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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.
Sanitarium, Rebel can’t sue UK insurer over promotion campaign
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A court has dismissed proceedings filed by cereal giant Sanitarium and sports equipment retailer Rebel Sports against a UK-marketing company over a risk transfer agreement that promised to indemnify the companies for a recent joint promotion campaign.
Caesarstone wins trade mark fight for ‘honest concurrent use’
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Building products maker Caesarstone can register two trade marks despite their deceptive similarity to a mark by ceramic tile maker Ceramiche Caesar, a judge has ruled, after finding Caesarstone had shown honest concurrent use of the marks.
Reckitt to seek relief from Nurofen judgment before Full Court
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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.
Coles wins reduction in fine because slip-and-fall victim was on phone
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An appeals court has ruled grocery giant Coles is entitled to a reduction in a $688,000 personal injury judgment against it because the individual that brought the suit was on his phone at the time of the slip-and-fall incident.
ASIC vows to pursue fees-for-no-service cases in court
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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.