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Director denies telling Geoffrey Rush to be less ‘creepy’
Ashurst 2018-10-25 8:04 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The director of the King Lear production at the centre of a defamation case brought by Geoffrey Rush said on the witness stand Thursday he never told the actor his behaviour toward co-star Eyrn Jean Norvill had become “creepy”.

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Aboriginal art supplier misled consumers with Indonesian-made fakes, judge finds
Article 2018-10-24 9:52 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has found an Aboriginal art and souvenir supplier misled consumers by creating the false impression its products were made in Australia by Indigenous people, when they were actually made in Indonesia, the consumer watchdog said Wednesday.

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Westpac fights Deloitte subpoena in life insurance class action
Alec Leopold 2018-10-24 9:35 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Westpac is contesting a subpoena in a class action over allegedly excessive life insurance premiums for documents from Deloitte that may reveal how the bank chose the policies it offered.

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Court urged to reject $35M Westpac settlement with ASIC
Financial Services 2018-10-24 8:17 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, SC, told a Federal Court judge Wednesday to reject a proposed $35 million deal between ASIC and Westpac, saying the bank should pay at least $100 million if it committed the responsible lending breaches alleged by the regulator.

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AMS loses bid to restrict group size in pelvic mesh class action
Baker McKenzie 2018-10-24 7:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing a class action against American Medical Systems over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has rejected the medical device maker’s bid to alter the start date for a sub-group of class members.

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Air conditioner patent infringement claims get chilly reception
Consumer Goods 2018-10-24 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Swedish air conditioner supplier Dometic has lost is case alleging patent infringement claims against Australian rivals Houghton Leisure and Finch Australia over the popular Belaire 3200 AC used in caravans and other recreational vehicles.

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Heinz drops appeal in sugary kids snacks case
Appeals 2018-10-24 12:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

H.J. Heinz Company has dropped its appeal of a ruling that it marketed its sugary snacks to kids as healthy, after the ACCC won a fraction of the $10 million fine it sought for the consumer law violations.

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ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-23 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has successfully escaped a lawsuit by a Chinese vitamin company Nature’s Care after arguing it had been wrongly “dragged” into the case.

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Public hospital operators face class action over Aussie guarantors
Class Actions 2018-10-23 10:07 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Public hospital operators in NSW have been hit with a class action over a practice of forcing non-resident patients ineligible for Medicare cards to find Australian citizens to be guarantors before they are treated.

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Geoffrey Rush grilled about tongue emoji on day 2 of defamation trial
Ashurst 2018-10-23 8:37 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Geoffrey Rush was cross-examined at length on Tuesday about the meaning behind a text he sent to colleague Eryn Jean Norvill that included an emoji with its tongue sticking out, during the second day of trial in the defamation case against Nationwide News.

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