Insurers could be next target of unfair contract law expansion

Posted on 2018-03-232018-03-23 by Cat Fredenburgh

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The Australian government is mulling whether to extend unfair contract laws to insurance contracts, Finance Minister Kelly O’Dwyer said.

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ACCC targets Vocus for misleading NBN speed claims

Posted on 2018-03-232018-03-23 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Three units of Vocus have entered agreements with the ACCC to refund customers for promising NBN speeds they couldn’t deliver.

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New claims target GetSwift’s enterprise client announcement

Posted on 2018-03-232018-03-23 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its shareholder class action against GetSwift to include claims over statements the logistics software company made to shareholders regarding high-volume enterprise contracts.

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Zoetis faces class action over horse drug

Posted on 2018-03-232018-12-20 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Zoetis is facing a class action from horse owners who say the pharmaceutical company made misleading claims about its Hendra virus drug.

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King & Wood Mallesons email in IP spat is privileged, judge rules

Posted on 2018-03-232018-03-23 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Sending an email of advice to third parties does not necessarily constitute waiver of legal professional privilege, a Federal Court judge has ruled, siding with the University of Sydney in an intellectual property dispute with ObjectiVision.

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DibbsBarker to close up shop following Dentons deal

Posted on 2018-03-222018-03-29 by Cat Fredenburgh

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DibbsBarker is closing its doors after signing a deal that will see 17 partners and support staff move to Dentons, the world’s largest firm.

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ACCC to look at Facebook’s use of data

Posted on 2018-03-222020-03-09 by Cat Fredenburgh

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The head of Australia’s consumer regulator says the agency will look at whether Facebook is misleading users about how it collects and uses their data, in light of revelations that millions of Facebook users unknowingly had their data harvested by political research firm Cambridge Analytica.

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Judge slams lawyers for rugby league, former player

Posted on 2018-03-222018-03-23 by Cat Fredenburgh

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A judge has scolded lawyers for a former rugby player and the Australian Rugby League Commission for taking nearly three years to come to an agreement on discovery, calling the delay a “disgrace” and ordering the parties to agree to a hearing timetable by April.

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Life insurer to refund customers $900K for cost of living increases

Posted on 2018-03-222018-03-22 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Life insurer TAL Direct Pty Ltd has agreed to refund 1,200 funeral insurance customers after telling ASIC it violated the terms of their policies by failing to turn off cost of living increases.

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Souvenir supplier sold fake Aboriginal art, ACCC says

Posted on 2018-03-222018-03-22 by Christine Caulfield

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The ACCC has accused an Aboriginal art and souvenir supplier of sourcing its products from Indonesia but falsely claiming they were made or hand painted in Australia by Indigenous people.

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