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Clock’s ticking for Slater & Gordon class members
Members of a class action against Slater and Gordon have until Tuesday to make their case against the $36.5 million settlement hammered out by  Maurice Blackburn's lawyers.
Meriton tried to thwart bad TripAdvisor reviews, judge says
Property manager Meriton Property Services violated the law by trying to keep guests at its properties from posting bad reviews on TripAdvisor, the Federal Court said Friday, a win for Australia's consumer regulator in its first case over online reviews.
ACCC allows AusPost franchisees to collectively bargain
The Australian competition regulator has signed off on a bid by a post office industry group that represents Australia Post franchisees to collectively negotiate with Australia Post.
Judge clears way for college to seek appeal in ACCC case
A judge on Wednesday cleared the way for Sydney-based college Unique International to pursue its appeal of a ruling in an ACCC case that found it violated consumer laws in marketing online vocational training courses, saying the time was not right for a hearing on relief.
Norton Rose admits backdating signature on filing, says court OK’d it
Norton Rose has admitted claims by ex-partner Thomas Patrick Martin that a lawyer for the firm retroactively signed and backdated a sealed court document, but says the court told the lawyer to do it.
Judge puts temporary block on Maxigesic ads
The judge overseeing a case brought by Reckitt Benckiser against Aft Pharmaceuticals over its allegedly deceptive painkiller ads has temporarily blocked Aft from releasing ads that claim its Maxigesic painkiller is stronger than other paracetamol-ibuprofen combination drugs.
NZ competition cop wants to block OfficeMax deal
New Zealand has asked the country's High Court to block Platinum Equity LLC's bid to buy OfficeMax Holdings Limited, echoing concerns voiced by Australia's competition regulator that the deal will hinder competition.
LG appeal to clarify murky area of consumer law
The ACCC will have another go at its case against electronics giant LG next May, according to an order Thursday, and its appeal gives the full Federal Court a chance to clarify whether companies must inform consumers with faulty products of their rights under the Australian Consumer Law.
Judge OKs BrisConnections’ traffic expert in $2B suit
The judge overseeing a multibillion dollar consumer protection suit by the receiver of defunct toll road company BrisConnections against global engineering firm Arup has signed off on Brisconnections' key expert report over the objections of Arup.
Home builder Aveling admits removing reviews
Aveling Homes has admitted in court papers to taking down customer reviews it didn't like from review websites it controlled, as alleged by the consumer regulator in its suit claiming the builder duped prospective customers.