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Telstra has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached the Australian Consumer Law with its 'Unlimited' advertising campaign, a judge ruled Wednesday.
A defamation case by the husband of racing legend Gai Waterhouse against Fairfax Media alleging a Sydney Morning Herald article damaged his reputation has been ordered into mediation by the Federal Court.
Class actions brought by victims of the failed Willmott Forests managed investment scheme have come to a close, two years after a judge issued a stunning ruling rejecting an initial settlement as favoring clients of M&K Lawyers over other investors, and including payment of a hefty legal bill.
The judge overseeing a case brought by Meat & Livestock Australia over a bovine gene patent has given parties until July 5 to oppose changes to the patent, held by Cargill and Branhaven, after an earlier ruling invalidated the patent.
Boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald has been chosen among three competing cases to lead a shareholder class action against GetSwift.
Telecom giant Optus has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million penalty for misleading customers about the transition to the National Broadband Network.
The Registered Organisations Commissioner has filed Federal Court proceedings against the Australian Workers' Union, alleging the union broke the law by failing to keep an accurate register of its members.
A decision on the fate of three class actions against logistics software company GetSwift is set for Wednesday, and counsel behind the competing cases aren't the only lawyers waiting with baited breath.
The ACCC will face a test of its ability to win misuse of market power cases when a long-awaited judgment is handed down this week in the regulator's appeal of a ruling dismissing its case alleging Pfizer misused its market power in the months leading up to the expiration of the patent for its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.
The Transport Workers Union has lost its bid for a stay of a court order that it pay a $270,000 penalty for allegedly keeping almost 21,000 lapsed members on its register and failing to keep copies of records.