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Woolworths says ACCC’s claim in Eco case is embarrassing
Ashurst 2018-05-04 9:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

“Embarrassing” is how Woolworths has described the ACCC’s claim that its line of environmentally-friendly disposable dishes doesn’t biodegrade in a reasonable amount of time.

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AMP denies committing a crime, defends Clayton Utz report
Article 2018-05-04 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMP has shot back at Royal Commission findings that it committed a criminal offence over its fees-for-no-service scandal and has defended a report prepared by law firm Clayton Utz over the issue.

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Judge can’t swallow wheat grass passing off case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-04 1:28 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by an international health food supplement maker that accused its former Australian distributor of passing off its own products to sell to Woolworths.

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Commonwealth Bank admits data breach of 20 million accounts
Financial Services 2018-05-03 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has admitted a breach of data affecting nearly 20 million accounts, but said Thursday there was no evidence that customers’ details were stolen.

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Patents for ubiquitous fruit containers are valid, judge rules
Intellectual Property 2018-05-02 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A company that owns two innovation patents covering the ubiquitous produce containers in Australian grocery stores has successfully defended the validity of the inventions against claims they were neither inventive nor new.

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Maurice Blackburn to lead consolidated Sirtex class actions
Class Actions 2018-05-01 3:25 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge on Tuesday consolidated two shareholder class actions against life sciences company Sirtex Medical and appointed Maurice Blackburn as lead lawyers for the joint proceedings.

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Judge fines software developer $4.3M in copyright battle
Article 2018-04-30 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A Federal Court judge has ordered software development company Sea-Tech Automation to pay $4.3 million in a copyright case over a computer program for a drink monitoring system.

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AMP’s Salter denies misconduct, says he learnt of ousting from ASX
Article 2018-04-30 9:47 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMP’s general counsel Brian Salter says he did not know he was sacked until he read the company’s announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday morning.

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Quinn Emanuel withdraws as class action reps after funder challenges fees
Article 2018-04-30 4:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Quinn Emanuel has been forced to bow out as class action counsel in a case against Bank of Queensland after litigation funder Vannin Capital called for the law firm’s $4 million fee to be challenged.

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Brennar resigns, GC out amid Clayton Utz report controversy
Article 2018-04-30 12:01 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMP’s chairwoman Catherine Brennar has resigned and the firm’s general counsel has left, as the company faces possible criminal charges for misleading the corporate regulator over its decade-long practice of charging undue fees to clients.

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