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Optus fronts Competition Tribunal to warn about ‘troubling’ $1.8B Telstra, TPG deal
ACCC 2023-05-09 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Telstra and TPG have asked the Competition Tribunal to undo the ACCC’s rejection of their proposed regional network sharing agreement, but fellow telco Optus has warned the deal would kneecap its ability to compete.

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Noumi class action judge questions ‘unusual’ privilege bid over docs seen by Ashurst, PwC
Alistair Pound 2023-05-08 10:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has questioned an “unusual” bid by Noumi to shield over 3,000 documents, their titles and the identities of those who sent them to PricewaterhouseCoopers during a 2020 investigation into the food company’s financial position.

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Class actions pile up over Medibank data breach
Healthcare 2023-05-05 6:45 am By Christine Caulfield

Private health insurer Medibank has been served with a second class action over a data breach exposing the personal details of 10 million customers.

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Virgin, Alliance charter pact grounded by competition watchdog
ACCC 2023-05-05 12:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has put the brakes on a cooperation agreement between Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines for fly-in fly-out customers, citing concerns about increased prices and reduced services. 

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Virgin quashes Rex’s ‘Economy X’ trade mark
Aviation 2023-05-03 4:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Virgin Australia has won its opposition to rival Regional Express’ bid to trade mark ‘Economy X’, with an IP Australia delegate finding Virgin had an earlier claim to ownership of an identical mark. 

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Class action can’t grill Noumi lawyer on legal privilege claims over PwC docs
Alistair Pound 2023-05-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicants in a shareholder class action against the former Freedom Foods have failed in a bid to cross-examine Noumi’s inhouse counsel on affidavits swearing to the legal professional privilege of 3,000 documents, including material containing advice from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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MLC agrees to pay $10M penalty in ASIC case
Alexander Di Stefano 2023-05-01 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

MLC has agreed to cop a $10 million penalty for admitted breaches of the Corporations Act in an ASIC case that alleged the insurer failed to promptly update medical terms in policies and withheld payment of a life insurance benefit.

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Bruce Lehrmann wins bid to bring late defamation cases against News Corp, Ten
Defamation 2023-04-28 12:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann has won his bid to bring defamation cases against News Corp and Network Ten despite the expiry of a 12-month limitation period.

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No livestream for trial in wage cases against Coles, Woolworths
Adero Law 2023-04-28 2:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge has pulled the plug on a bid by the Fair Work Ombudsman for an upcoming trial in wage cases against supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths to be livestreamed like other hearings of public interest in the court.

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Meta’s market power still eclipses all other social media combined, ACCC says
ACCC 2023-04-28 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite the growing popularity of new entrant TikTok, Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta retains significant market power in the social media industry, reporting annual advertising revenue of $5 billion in Australia alone, a report has found.

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