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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.
IP Australia offers court new reason to reject Rokt patent
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The Australian Patent Office wants the Federal Court to uphold its decision refusing an application by marketing technology start-up Rokt for a patent covering its online advertising system, offering fresh justification.
Royal Bank of Scotland settles class action at 11th hour
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has reached a settlement in a consumer protection class action on the eve of trial in the Federal Court.