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Procter & Gamble’s ’30 Minute Miracle’ claims don’t wash, lawsuit says
Ashurst 2023-04-11 10:59 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The maker of Finish dishwashing detergent has taken Procter & Gamble to court, arguing it misled consumers by claiming its Fairy 30 Minute Miracle dish detergent is more effective than the competition.

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Court’s backlog not reason enough to transfer Fair Work case, judge finds
Education 2023-04-11 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected a Federal Circuit and Family Court judge’s decision to transfer a PhD student’s Fair Work lawsuit against the University of Western Australia to the Federal Court because his court does not have the proper resources to consider it. 

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Bayer can’t dismiss Essure injuries as ‘common women’s symptoms’, class action trial told
Class Actions 2023-04-11 9:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Pharmaceutical giant Bayer cannot write off debilitating chronic pain and bleeding which patients allegedly experienced after being implanted with Essure contraceptives as “common women’s symptoms”, a court has heard in the first day of trial in a long-running class action.

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‘Unjustifiable threats’: TCT Group wins patent revocation, indemnity costs against Polaris
Andrew Fox 2023-04-11 11:54 am By Sam Matthews Melbourne

TCT Group has won orders revoking two patents for hinges held by Polaris IP as well as indemnity costs, with a judge finding the patentee made “unjustifiable” threats of infringement against TCT over its own brand of soft-close glass hinges.

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Lehrmann says ABC defamed him with live broadcast of Higgins’ Press Club speech
ABC 2023-04-06 5:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has accused the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of a “contemptuous attempt” to prejudice the jury in a criminal trial over his alleged rape of former colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

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College’s enrolment practices should be ‘condemned’, Full Court says in ACCC win
ACCC 2023-04-06 4:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Full Federal Court has upheld a finding that online educator Captain Cook College engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct by enrolling thousands of unsuitable students, who accrued $60 million in debt but never finished their courses. 

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Law firm gets interim $22.6M from J&J settlement, promises to return any excess
Alec Leopold 2023-04-06 3:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shine Lawyers can deduct 50 per cent of its fees and all of its costs from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson while a judge mulls whether the law firm’s total bill is fair and reasonable.

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App store class action funder can’t see evidence in Epic’s case against Apple
Allens 2023-04-06 1:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The litigation funder bankrolling two competition class actions against Apple and Google has lost its bid to see evidence filed in a similar case by developer Epic Games, after concerns were raised about its potential use in overseas proceedings against Apple.

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Bruce Lehrmann files defamation case against the ABC
ABC 2023-04-05 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has filed defamation proceedings against the ABC, the third such lawsuit he has brought after suing Ten and a News Corp Unit over publications airing the rape allegations of his former colleague Brittany Higgins.

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Court OKs walk-away settlement with former RCR Tomlinson directors
Class Actions 2023-04-05 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has approved a walk-away settlement with two former directors of RCR Tomlinson in a shareholder class action against the failed engineering company.

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