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Kraft loses bid for Bega docs as trial date looms
Addisons 2018-07-13 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has shot down a bid by Kraft for extensive discovery from Bega, but granted its request for a so-called Sabre order against US company Mondelez, three weeks before trial kicks off in the case over who owns the rights to the iconic Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia.

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Witness credibility concerns aired in Cascade Coal suppression bid
Australian Government Solicitor 2018-07-13 4:03 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The credibility of a witness in the ACCC’s dismissed cartel case against Cascade Coal may prejudice an upcoming criminal trial against the son of former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid, a court was told Friday. 

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Arnold Bloch to defend Kogan against ‘catch’ AdWords claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-13 12:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Arnold Bloch Liebler will defend e-retailer Kogan against allegations by competitor Catch Group that it is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Judge says Sportsbet case over CrownBet rebrand is ‘strong’
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-07-12 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge that temporarily barred CrownBet from moving forward with its planned rebrand to Sportingbet said Sportsbet has made a ‘strong’ case that use of the mark by CrownBet is likely to cause confusion among consumers of online betting services.

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Lawyer fooled by conman Peter Foster’s “psychological brilliance”, court hears
Article 2018-07-12 10:45 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Sydney lawyer accused in a class action of conspiring with notorious conman Peter Foster in a fraudulent sports betting scheme that left investors $29 million out of pocket was taken in by Foster’s “psychological brilliance”, her barrister told a court Thursday.

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Funder slashed rates to secure $132.5M QBE settlement, judge says
Allens 2018-07-11 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The litigation funder behind the Federal Court’s precedential ruling that established the first common fund order in an Australian class action agreed to cuts its rates as part of negotiations that resulted in the $132.5 million settlement of the class action against QBE Insurance.

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AMP class action turf war escalates with threat of anti-anti suit injunction
Chief Justice James Allsop 2018-07-11 11:02 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The law firm behind one of four AMP class actions in Federal Court might call for an anti-anti-suit injunction in response to a threat by a NSW Supreme Court judge to block the actions from proceeding in favour of the lone case filed against the wealth manager in state court.

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Squire Patton Boggs lawyer says Fitch having a discovery ‘whinge’ in class action
Christopher Withers 2018-07-11 10:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Facing cross-examination over the law firm’s bid to add fraud and deceit claims to a class action against Fitch Ratings, a Squire Patton Boggs lawyer exchanged fire with a barrister for the ratings agency, saying Fitch was having a regular “whinge” about discovery and “no” she would not take the comment back.

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Sportsbet wins temporary injunction against CrownBet rebrand
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-07-11 9:02 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Online bookmaker Sportsbet has secured an interim injunction against Crownbet that temporarily blocks its rival from plans to rebrand its betting company Sportingbet.

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Ethicon applicants asked to weigh in on UK ruling on defective products
Class Actions 2018-07-11 12:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing a class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products has asked the applicants to weigh in on a recent UK High Court ruling that found there must be an abnormal risk in order for a product to be considered defective.

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