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Class action seeks data on individuals that got Cash Converters loans
Class Actions 2018-07-13 12:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Cash Converters has been asked to produce data on individuals that it provided payday loans to in Queensland in a class action alleging it charged a brokerage fee to borrowers for services they never received.

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Arnold Bloch to defend Kogan against ‘catch’ AdWords claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-13 12:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Arnold Bloch Liebler will defend e-retailer Kogan against allegations by competitor Catch Group that it is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Judge says Sportsbet case over CrownBet rebrand is ‘strong’
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-07-12 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge that temporarily barred CrownBet from moving forward with its planned rebrand to Sportingbet said Sportsbet has made a ‘strong’ case that use of the mark by CrownBet is likely to cause confusion among consumers of online betting services.

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ACCC brings cartel case against Cryosite over ‘gun jumping’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-12 11:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has brought a cartel case against biologics company Cryosite for agreeing to coordinate with competitor Cell Care prior to the completion of their merger agreement.

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Funder slashed rates to secure $132.5M QBE settlement, judge says
Allens 2018-07-11 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The litigation funder behind the Federal Court’s precedential ruling that established the first common fund order in an Australian class action agreed to cuts its rates as part of negotiations that resulted in the $132.5 million settlement of the class action against QBE Insurance.

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Ethicon applicants asked to weigh in on UK ruling on defective products
Class Actions 2018-07-11 12:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing a class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products has asked the applicants to weigh in on a recent UK High Court ruling that found there must be an abnormal risk in order for a product to be considered defective.

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Provident Capital class actions near trial date
Class Actions 2018-07-10 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A trial is set to kick off at the end of July in two class actions brought on behalf of holders of debentures who allege they suffered losses due to Australian Executor Trustees’ mismanagement of debenture issuer Provident Capital.

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IMF Bentham mulls privacy class action against Facebook
Class Actions 2018-07-10 9:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

IMF Bentham is considering funding a privacy class action against Facebook for allowing political research firm Cambridge Analytica to harvest information from the Facebook accounts of over 311,000 Australians.

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Commonwealth Bank class tries to fix ‘pleading deficiencies’
Class Actions 2018-07-09 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The plaintiffs in a shareholder class action against Commonwealth Bank have taken another stab at their statement of claim, after a judge struck down the part of their pleading alleging the bank’s systems for assessing money laundering and terrorism financing risk were deficient.

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ACCC says Click Energy misled consumers about discounts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-09 5:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has filed a lawsuit against Click Energy for allegedly misleading consumers about possible discounts on their energy bills.

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