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SPC loses appeal of $1.2M judgment over Coca-Cola Amatil deal
Appeals 2021-11-23 9:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
Melbourne-based joint venture Shepparton Partners Collective has lost its appeal of a $1.2 million judgment that found it infringed software developer QAD's copyright by failing to pay a transfer fee to retain the licence after it acquired the iconic SPC Ardmona cannery in Victoria from Coca-Cola Amatil for $40 million.
Union accuses McDonald’s of unpaid rest break ‘conspiracy’
Colin Biggers & Paisley 2021-11-23 1:48 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
McDonald’s Australia has been joined as a second respondent in a union-led lawsuit that accuses the fast food giant of “conspiring to deliberately deny workers their breaks”.
‘Astonished’ judge scolds law firms for slow progress in Treasury Wine Estates class action
Class Actions 2021-11-12 5:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A Victoria Supreme Court judge has admonished Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon for their less than speedy progress in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates, after hearing that evidence would not be filed by the plaintiffs until the end of 2022.
Woolworths class action settlement to cover $1.75M legal bill, but no payout for group members
Adero Law 2021-11-12 11:06 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Woolworths has agreed to pay $1.75 million in Adero Law's legal costs as part of a settlement of an underpayments class action which will see group members recoup any amounts they are owed in a separate proceeding brought by the Fair Work Ombudsman rather than the class action.
a2 Milk loses trade mark fight against Mead Johnson Nutrition
Adams Pluck 2021-11-02 4:44 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
The a2 Milk Company is paying the price for its descriptive trade name, unsuccessfully opposing registration of a trademark for Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary’s milk-based product, AII.
a2 Milk faces new shareholder class action investigation
Class Actions 2021-10-21 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The a2 Milk Company is facing the prospect of a second shareholder class action over its 2021 financial guidance and subsequent downgrades following Slater & Gordon's case earlier this month. 
Former CoCo Joy boss charged with running company while disqualified
ASIC 2021-10-14 1:15 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
The former CEO of failed coconut water venture CoCo Joy, which once sponsored the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NRL team, faces charges he managed the company while disqualified due to bankruptcy.
Woolworths to pay further $50M to staff as underpayments class action settles
Adero Law 2021-10-08 1:00 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Supermarket giant Woolworths will pay an additional $50 million to current and former salaried team members and has provisionally settled an underpayments class action against it.
a2 Milk to fight shareholder class action
Class Actions 2021-10-06 9:54 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Dairy company a2 Milk has denied liability to shareholders in a class action over its 2021 financial year guidance that preceded four earnings downgrades.
a2 Milk hit with shareholder class action over earnings downgrades
Class Actions 2021-10-05 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
Slater & Gordon has filed a shareholder class action against the a2 Milk company over its 2021 financial year guidance, and four subsequent earnings downgrades.