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Drug giants GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis have conceded part of the ACCC’s case that packaging on their Voltaren Osteo Gel breached the Australian Consumer Law, but said the label was changed almost a year ago.
ACCC cartel case to be conducted as eTrial
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When trial kicks off in the ACCC’s case against a company and individual allegedly involved in a roof sheeting cartel, there will be one thing missing that courtroom spectators have come to expect from complex commercial proceedings – reams of paper.
Judge gave short shrift to ACCC in Medibank case, court hears
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The judge who sided with Medibank in the ACCC’s failed case last year paid little attention to one of the consumer regulator’s central arguments against the private health insurer, a court heard Monday.
Penfolds copycat faces sobering moment with trademark action
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Treasury Wine Estates has brought a trademark case against Rush Rich for allegedly making and selling copycat Penfolds products in China and Australia.
Ex-Toll worker in contempt over YouTube video
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A former employee of Toll Transport has violated a court order that he remove a racially charged video he filmed of Senator Sam Dastyari while wearing a company-branded uniform.
Myer wins costs in Chadstone lease spat
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Myer and its law firm Clayton Utz have won a ruling from the Supreme Court of Victoria ordering the department store’s landlords at Chadstone Shopping Centre to pay its full legal bill after it won a multi-million dollar dispute over the terms of their lease.
Split-shift hearing draws airport protests
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Airport workers protested Friday as the Federal Court prepared to hear arguments in a case over whether staff can be made to work split shifts.
Vodafone faces US action after trouble with Aussie regulator
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Vodafone has been hit with a class action in the US alleging it failed to inform shareholders that it violated Australian law by selling pre-paid mobile phones without first verifying customers’ identities.
ANZ fined $5M over lending practices
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A Federal Court judge in Melbourne has slapped Australia and New Zealand Banking Group with a $5 million fine for failing to properly vet customers’ financial backgrounds when providing car loans.
New law targets predatory credit card lending
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A new bill that will crack down on predatory credit card lending practices sailed through Parliament on Thursday, the first reforms to pass in the wake of a Senate inquiry into the credit card market.