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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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Shipping exec who felt pressured to retire wins $230,000 judgment
Andrew Gotting 2023-05-04 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A former chief accountant for MUR Shipping who claims he was pressured to retire has won an appeal in his age discrimination case, bumping his damages award up from $20,000 to around $230,000.

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NAB fails to resolve discovery spat in ‘boys club culture’ case
Christopher Parkin 2023-05-04 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

National Australia Bank has moved to set aside discovery requests in a suit by its former head of repo trading alleging she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender.

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Racing Victoria planned agreement to ‘seriously breach’ competition laws, court hears
Ashurst 2023-05-04 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Racing NSW has accused its Victorian counterpart of planning an anti-competitive agreement with five other states to exclude it from the thoroughbred racing industry, as it seeks documents to bring potential claims.

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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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Ex-BCEG directors claw back costs after shaving $12.5M off judgment
Anna Mitchelmore 2023-05-04 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Two ex-directors of Chinese construction and engineering firm BCEG who were found to have defrauded the company have succeeded in clawing back a portion of their costs of a partially successful appeal which reduced the amount owing to their former employee by around $12.5 million.

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Greens deputy leader launches discrimination case over Pauline Hanson Tweet
Human Rights 2023-05-03 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was insulting and humiliating.

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Atradius can’t bring late $1.5B claim over Arrium administration
Alexander Di Stefano 2023-05-03 10:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Insurer Atradius has lost its bid to bring a $1.5 billion (US$1 billion) case against four KordaMentha liquidators and 60 financiers of the Arrium group alleging they failed to act under a duty of utmost good faith when agreeing on how to divvy up sale proceeds for several entities.

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Virgin quashes Rex’s ‘Economy X’ trade mark
Aviation 2023-05-03 4:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Virgin Australia has won its opposition to rival Regional Express’ bid to trade mark ‘Economy X’, with an IP Australia delegate finding Virgin had an earlier claim to ownership of an identical mark. 

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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 Melbourne

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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