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ACCC to probe competition in wine grape industry
Agriculture 2018-09-26 2:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC is taking another look at market health in the agricultural sector with a new inquiry focused on competition in the market for wine grapes.

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Ex-Sirtex CEO charged with insider trading
Class Actions 2018-09-26 1:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The former CEO of biotech company Sirtex Medical has been charged with insider trading.

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Trendy Aussie designer sues over handbag copyright
Article 2018-09-25 9:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A popular Australian designer of neoprene athleisure handbags has filed a lawsuit against another designer for making bags that allegedly copy the design of its trendy totes.

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ACCC to review Knauf’s $US7B takeover of USG
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-24 4:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC is reviewing two deals that would give Germany-based construction giant Knauf a bigger share of the market for construction materials in Australia.

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Settlement talks can’t be admitted as evidence in Cargill, Viterra trial
Agriculture 2018-09-21 4:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge in the high-stakes trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra’s Joe White malt business to Cargill has denied Cargill’s request to have settlement talks admitted as evidence, shooting down the agricultural giant’s argument that the talks were needed to challenge Glencore in-house counsel’s assertion that he is of good character and will not breach a confidentiality agreement.

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Law firm abandons Banana Boat class action
Bannister Law 2018-09-20 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Bannister Law has dropped its investigation of a possible class action against the makers of Banana Boat aerosol sunscreen, which faced numerous complaints by consumers who claimed they were burned while using the spray-on sunblock

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Arrow, Apotex win ACCC approval to create mega generic drug co.
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-20 10:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Generic drug makers Arrow and Apotex have won the ACCC’s blessing for a tie-up that will create the largest generic drug supplier in Australia, with the competition regulator saying the deal will not substantially lessen competition.

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Empower Institute ‘duped’ vulnerable consumers, judge rules
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-19 7:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Vocational trainer Empower Institute engaged in unconscionable conduct by “duping” disadvantaged consumers into enrolling in courses they couldn’t afford with the promise of free laptops and cash, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Unique wins appeal of unconscionable conduct ruling
Chief Justice James Allsop 2018-09-19 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Full Federal Court has overturned a win for the consumer regulator in a case against Sydney-based Unique International College, ruling that the vocational trainer’s practices for marketing and enrolling students in its diploma courses did not amount to unconscionable conduct.

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Bega admits to using Kraft-branded shippers
Addisons 2018-09-19 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Bega has admitted to allegations by Kraft that it distributed its peanut butter in boxes with the Kraft logo on the outside, but says it was allowed to under a license agreement.

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