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Competing Murray Goulburn class actions look set to co-exist
Agriculture 2018-09-21 2:25 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The judge presiding over two shareholder class actions against Murray Goulburn indicated Friday he would likely let both cases proceed jointly to a trial in 2020.

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Law firm abandons Banana Boat class action
Bannister Law 2018-09-20 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Bannister Law has dropped its investigation of a possible class action against the makers of Banana Boat aerosol sunscreen, which faced numerous complaints by consumers who claimed they were burned while using the spray-on sunblock

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Sirtex shareholders fear ‘bare cupboard’ for class action after takeover
Class Actions 2018-09-20 4:32 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Shareholders in a class action against Sirtex Medical have lost a bid for an order preventing the life sciences company from quietly moving $128 million in cash assets out of the country after its $1.9 billion takeover by a Chinese private equity company comes into effect Thursday, but the battle over the money will likely continue.

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Empower Institute ‘duped’ vulnerable consumers, judge rules
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-19 7:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Vocational trainer Empower Institute engaged in unconscionable conduct by “duping” disadvantaged consumers into enrolling in courses they couldn’t afford with the promise of free laptops and cash, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell calls it quits
Article 2018-09-18 10:09 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Peter Kell, has resigned just five months into a yearlong extension of his contract with the corporate watchdog.

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Scotch Whisky is generic, can’t be trademarked, court told
Food and Beverage 2018-09-17 4:00 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Facing a trade mark infringement lawsuit for selling products under the name Scotch Whisky, Australian liquor retailer D’Aquino Bros has filed a claim of its own, arguing the words are a generic description used in Australia to mean any whisky from Scotland.

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Source code copyright fight settles before damages trial
Bird & Bird 2018-09-17 3:12 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

On the eve of a hearing into damages, rival pavement engineering companies have resolved a copyright dispute that continued important law on what constitutes infringement of computer software source code.

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Hastie liquidators battle major builders over millions in unpaid bills
Clayton Utz 2018-09-14 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Liquidators for failed engineering services company Hastie Group have a fight on their hands over tens of millions of dollars in unpaid invoices from construction companies, with major builders claiming not only that they don’t have to pay, but that the bills aren’t payable.

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ABC, Fairfax to fight dismissal of truth defence in Chau Chak Wing defamation suit
Defamation 2018-09-14 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The ABC and Fairfax Media are appealing a ruling tossing their truth defence in a case brought by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.

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Shareholders to contest Bellamy’s cost-capping bid in class actions
Class Actions 2018-09-14 2:09 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A sought-after court order by organic baby food maker Bellamy’s to limit legal costs in two class actions won’t come without a fight, a barrister for the shareholders said Friday.

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