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Former Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Avanteos Investments Limited pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charging up to $700,000 in fees to hundreds of deceased superannuation fund members.
IP Australia pours cold water on Vittoria’s ‘Victoria Coffee’ trade mark
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Coffee giant Vittoria has lost its bid to register the trade mark “Victoria Coffee”, with IP Australia finding the mark could prevent other businesses from honestly describing coffee products by referring to the state of Victoria.
Hall & Wilcox picks up three lawyers after ‘sad’ closure of 102-year-old Perth firm
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Hall & Wilcox is strengthening its presence in Western Australia with the appointment of three lawyers nabbed from the now-closed commercial law firm Kott Gunning.
Class action accuses McDonald’s of denying workers unpaid rest breaks
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Fast food giant McDonald’s has been hit with a class action alleging it systematically failed to provide employees with paid 10 minute rest breaks.
Full Court throws out ‘mistaken’ judgment on AFT’s Maxigesic ads
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A judge was “mistaken” to find that AFT Pharmaceuticals’ ads for its painkiller Maxigesic were misleading, with the Full Federal Court ruling there was an adequate scientific foundation for the ads’ claims that the drug provided faster, better pain relief than paracetamol and ibuprofen alone.
‘Managers were bullies’: NAB to face court action for allegedly overworking staff
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The Finance Sector Union is preparing a lawsuit against the National Australia Bank, claiming the bank has pressured its employees to work “unreasonable” hours and underpaid its staff.
Mercedes-Benz hits back at $650M lawsuit, says dealer agreements not ‘perpetual’
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Mercedes-Benz has responded to a $650 million lawsuit by Australian dealers over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model, saying it had a “legitimate commercial interest” in making the change and denying that dealer agreements were “perpetual” in their terms.
Social media surgeon accused of ‘barbaric, botched’ procedures faces class action investigation
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Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer is facing a potential class action lawsuit in the wake of a damning Four Corners investigation which accused him of “gruesome” and “barbaric” practices.
Linchpin director loses second shot at staying appeal of 5-year ban
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Former Linchpin Capital director Peter Eugene Daly has come up short in his second bid to stay his appeal of a ruling that banned him from providing financial services for five years in light of separate proceedings brought by ASIC.
Banksia class action funder enters administration with no assets
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The litigation funder behind a fraudulent scheme in a class action over Banksia Securities has entered administration with negligible assets to its name.