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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

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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Public housing residents to get $5M in COVID-19 lockdown class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-05-09 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of Victoria has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a class action over a public housing lockdown during Melbourne’s second COVID-19 wave in July 2020.

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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

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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Hastie liquidators appeal dismissal of $63M case against major builders
Adele Carr 2023-05-08 3:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group have appealed a decision that knocked out half its $120 million case against Multiplex, Lendlease and numerous other builders.

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In class action defence, Apple says App Store commissions the price to pay for innovation
Allens 2023-05-05 3:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Apple has denied it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating its App Store in a class action brought over allegedly inflated commissions on certain apps and in-app purchases.

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Bloomex to admit to duping consumers with online ratings
ACCC 2023-05-04 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Online florist Bloomex will admit to the Australian Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s allegations that it violated consumer laws by posting misleading customer ratings on its website.

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Corrs avoids split trial in suit by client left liable for security bill after funder exit
Benjamin Tomasi 2023-05-04 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has defeated an application by a former client to split a trial in his breach of duty case against the law firm, with a judge saying while an initial hearing could save costs, the line between negligence and the merits of the underlying case were blurred.

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Rangers Football Club hits back at $3M suit over abandoned match
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-03 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Scottish football team Rangers says it was entitled to nix an agreement to play matches in Sydney last year, in its defence to a $3 million suit brought by Australian sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live.

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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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Katy Perry loss shows fame no ticket to ride ‘roughshod’ over trade mark owners
Analysis 2023-05-01 12:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

An infringement ruling against US singer Katy Perry in a case brought by an Australian fashion designer is a “win for the little guy”, experts say, showing that fame doesn’t give celebrities a blank cheque to exploit their brand at the expense of someone’s else’s registered trade mark.

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