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Commonwealth Bank class tries to fix ‘pleading deficiencies’
Class Actions 2018-07-09 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The plaintiffs in a shareholder class action against Commonwealth Bank have taken another stab at their statement of claim, after a judge struck down the part of their pleading alleging the bank’s systems for assessing money laundering and terrorism financing risk were deficient.

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ASIC asks Westpac: What happened to Colin ‘the Rat’ Roden?
Allens 2018-07-09 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants documents from Westpac Banking Corp. detailing how it disciplined rogue traders, including Colin ‘the Rat’ Roden, at the centre of a scandal to influence the benchmark Bank Bill Swap Rate.

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Former CEO sues Bellamy’s in $1.2M share dispute
Allens 2018-07-09 9:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy’s Australia has sued her old employer over $1.2 million in options allegedly owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.

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ACCC says Click Energy misled consumers about discounts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-09 5:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has filed a lawsuit against Click Energy for allegedly misleading consumers about possible discounts on their energy bills.

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AMP judge won’t move state class action to Federal Court
Class Actions 2018-07-09 4:43 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A NSW Supreme Court judge refused Monday to move one of five class actions filed against AMP to Federal Court, and invited law firms for the other four actions to join the case in the state court.

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Sportsbet seeks emergency injunction against Crownbet rebrand
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-07-09 2:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Sportsbet has asked a judge for an emergency order blocking Crownbet’s planned rebranding to “Sportingbet” until the lawsuit it filed over its betting rival’s planned use of the mark has been resolved.

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Octaviar investors appeal toss of class action against Queensland’s Public Trustee
Article 2018-07-06 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Investors in the failed Gold Coast finance group Octaviar are challenging a decision throwing out their class action, which alleged the Public Trustee of Queensland deserved some of the blame for their massive losses.

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ACCC loses coal tender cartel case, but reasons suppressed
Article 2018-07-06 10:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s high profile case alleging cartel conduct and bid rigging for mining exploration licences in NSW was dismissed by the Federal Court on Friday, but the reasons for dismissal may not be known for another year.

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Full Court tosses appeal in copycat case over sheep placenta oil
Article 2018-07-06 9:38 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Australian drug company Homart Pharmaceuticals has lost an appeal of a ruling that found the packaging of its bio-placenta skin care oil was intentionally and deceptively similar to a rival’s get-up, in breach of the consumer law.

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Mondelez loses bid to protect trade secrets in Kraft-Bega peanut butter case
Addisons 2018-07-06 3:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing the lawsuit between Kraft and Bega over peanut butter trade dress rights has denied a request by non-party Mondelez to implement a restrictive regime to protect its trade secrets in certain transaction documents it has produced in the case.

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