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Domino’s attacks class action, says franchisee representations were opinion not fact
Class Actions 2019-12-03 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fast food giant Domino’s has denied allegations that it violated consumer law with the representations it made to franchisees about the agreements its workers were covered under, saying it was only giving franchisees its opinion.

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Sydney lawyer on the hook for ‘actively concealing’ Peter Foster’s sports betting scam
ACCC 2019-12-02 11:43 am By Miklos Bolza

Investors who sank $12.3 million into a fraudulent sports betting scheme run by convicted conman Peter Foster lost money because a Sydney lawyer failed to come forward with the truth, a judge has found.

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Optus hit with $6.4M fine for misleading NBN email
ACCC 2019-11-29 10:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has slapped Optus with a $6.4 million penalty for sending a misleading email to 138,988 mobile customers informing them their broadband service would be disconnected soon, just two days after the telecommunications giant copped a $1.5 million penalty for similar conduct.

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Competition watchdog keeps up fight for lower access fees at Port of Newcastle
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-11-28 9:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC has taken its long-running battle over access fees at the Port of Newcastle to the Federal Court, challenging a re-arbitration decision that overturned its finding that the fees should be cut by 20 per cent.

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Maurice Blackburn ignored Fearless Girl artist’s restrictions on replica, State Street says
Colin Golvan 2019-11-25 9:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Maurice Blackburn disregarded emails by the artist behind the iconic Fearless Girl statue questioning whether she would be breaching her contract with US asset management firm State Street in selling the law firm a replica, a court has heard.

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‘Orwellian doublespeak’: Judge lashes Dover Financial’s client protection policy
ASIC 2019-11-22 11:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against defunct financial advisor Dover Financial and its former director, who famously collapsed during the banking royal commission, with a judge saying the company engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct through its inaptly titled ‘client protection policy’.

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‘The well has run dry’: Judge shoots down class action bid for internal Ford reports
ACCC 2019-11-22 10:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against car maker Ford over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmission has shot down the applicant’s request for additional discovery, saying that after multiple delays in the case “the well has run dry”.

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Qube slaps Port of Newcastle with misuse of market power suit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-11-20 10:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qube has filed a misuse of market power case against the operator of the Port of Newcastle for allegedly forcing the logistics giant to pay for equipment it needs to provide dry bulk unloading services at the port.

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Google’s Fitbit buy creates ‘uncertain world’ for consumers, ACCC says
Article 2019-11-19 10:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Google’s promise to shield users’ health data after its planned $3 billion acquisition of fitness tech company Fitbit should be taken with a grain of salt, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said Tuesday.

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NAB manager sentenced over home loan fraud
ASIC 2019-11-19 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former National Australia Bank branch manager has been sentenced to a year of home detention for engaging in fraud in relation to the bank’s scandal-ridden Introducer home loan program.

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