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Government rolls back responsible lending laws at centre of failed Westpac case
ASIC 2020-09-25 1:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Morrison Government will ease responsible lending laws requiring banks to verify information from credit-seeking consumers, after the corporate regulator’s failed “wagyu and shiraz” case attacking Westpac’s lending practices.

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Judge again rejects priority application in Crown Resorts class action
Chief Justice James Allsop 2020-09-23 2:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has denied a request to grant priority status to a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts that would have allowed the Melbourne-based legal team running the case to access childcare and leave their homes for work while the state of Victoria remains in lockdown.

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Government extends rule shielding companies, directors from COVID-19 class actions
Class Actions 2020-09-23 11:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Morrison Government has extended a temporary change to the continuous disclosure rules to give companies more wriggle room in updating shareholders during the coronavirus pandemic by six months, saying the change had allowed shareholders to remain informed while preventing “opportunistic class actions”.

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Boehringer appeals failed opposition to Zoetis patents
Appeals 2020-09-21 3:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

German drug maker Boehringer has launched a Federal Court fight against rival Zoetis after coming up short in its opposition to two Zoetis patents for pig vaccine-related inventions.

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Settlement reached in shareholder class action against Vocation, auditor PWC
Allen & Overy 2020-09-18 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A shareholder class action against Vocation that has spanned five years and spawned multiple cross claims against the failed training company’s auditor, law firm and individual directors, has reached an in-principle settlement.

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Commonwealth Bank settles with ex-GM who blew whistle on bonuses
Ashurst 2020-09-17 2:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has resolved a lawsuit brought by a former general manager alleging he lost his job for blowing the whistle on a system allegedly used by staff to inflate their bonuses.

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ACCC can’t stop buy now, pay later finance in solar industry
ACCC 2020-09-15 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Competition Tribunal has shot down ACCC moves to restrict the use of buy now, pay later finance for the purchase of solar goods and other new energy technology products.

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Ernst & Young faces $12M damages claim over collapse of soda ash maker Penrice
ASIC 2020-09-15 11:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Ernst & Young is facing a claim for $12 million damages in a lawsuit over its auditing of collapsed soda ash maker Penrice.

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NAB units ordered to pay $57.5M in ASIC fees for no service case
ASIC 2020-09-11 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Securities and and Investments Commission has won a $57.5 million judgment against two units of National Australia Bank for making misleading representations to superannuation customers regarding $100 million in fees charged for services they never received, far short of the $125 million sought by the corporate regulator.

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‘Some American burger’: Hungry Jack’s ad pokes fun at McDonald’s trade mark lawsuit
Food and Beverage 2020-09-11 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Hungry Jack’s has released a new television ad poking fun at McDonald’s lawsuit alleging its new ‘Big Jack’ burger violates the US fast food giant’s intellectual property for its classic ‘Big Mac’, referred to in the ad as “some American burger”.

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