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Online small business lender Prospa postponed Wednesday’s expected float for 48 hours to “clarify” questions by the corporate regulator over its small business loans.
Class action filed against BHP Billiton over Brazil dam disaster
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BHP has been hit with a shareholder class action over the deadly Samarco mine disaster that wiped off $25 billion from the share price of the mining giant.
Asiago cheese needn’t come from Italy, IP Australia rules
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IP Australia has ruled in part that cheese branded with the Asiago label need not be manufactured in the Asiago region in Italy, striking down an opposition to a trade mark filed by cheese producer Sartori Company.
Wyeth says generic Effexor registration ‘not legitimate’
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Three generic drug manufacturers cannot claim damages for an injunction barring the release of cheaper versions of Effexor-XR, even if the injunction was later overturned, pharmaceutical giant Wyeth told a judge on day two of a six-week trial over its blockbuster antidepressant.
Ex-Citi, Deutsche CEOs among 6 charged over alleged ANZ cartel
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High-ranking bank officials, including the former CEOs of Citigroup and Deutsche Bank in Australia, are among the executives charged over a cartel involving a $2.5 billion ANZ institutional share placement.
Judge adds Google LLC to injunction in Unlockd case
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The judge overseeing a competition case against Google by mobile advertising startup Unlockd has extended a temporary injunction to the search engine giant’s US arm.
Hilton successfully defends ‘Waldorf’ trade marks
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Hilton Worldwide — which owns New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel — has won a bid to block an Australian serviced apartments provider from registering trade marks for the phrase “Waldorf Apartments”.
VW wants Bannister Law class actions shut down
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The fate of class actions against Volkswagen in the sprawling Australian case over the car maker’s diesel emissions cheating scandal will be the subject of a major court battle starting Wednesday.
Jenny Craig cut down to size with ACCC penalty
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Weight loss centre Jenny Craig has been ordered to pay a penalty for misleading television ads that promised people could lose up to 10 kilos for a $10 free.
Appco appeals ruling in $85M ‘sham’ contracting class action
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Leading fundraising company Appco Australia Group is challenging a judge’s decision to let a $85 million wage case move forward as a class action.