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ACCC brings cartel case against Cryosite over ‘gun jumping’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-12 11:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has brought a cartel case against biologics company Cryosite for agreeing to coordinate with competitor Cell Care prior to the completion of their merger agreement.

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Sportsbet wins temporary injunction against CrownBet rebrand
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-07-11 9:02 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Online bookmaker Sportsbet has secured an interim injunction against Crownbet that temporarily blocks its rival from plans to rebrand its betting company Sportingbet.

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ACCC calls for major fixes to ‘broken’ electricity market
Article 2018-07-11 1:42 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Mergers of major electricity generators would be blocked and the energy regulator given more power to combat market manipulation under sweeping reforms to reduce rising energy prices released by the consumer watchdog Wednesday.

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Ethicon applicants asked to weigh in on UK ruling on defective products
Class Actions 2018-07-11 12:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing a class action against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective vaginal mesh products has asked the applicants to weigh in on a recent UK High Court ruling that found there must be an abnormal risk in order for a product to be considered defective.

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Quintis cases latest battleground over competing class actions
Article 2018-07-10 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Multiple class actions against troubled sandalwood oil producer Quintis will soon compete to stay alive after a court heard Tuesday the company would bring an application to stay or consolidate the cases.

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Judge issues mixed ruling in trade mark war between Goodyear, Dunlop
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-09 9:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has issued a mixed ruling in a long-running battle between US tyre giant Goodyear and UK rival Dunlop over trade marks for the words ‘Dunlop’ and ‘Flying D’.

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ACCC says Click Energy misled consumers about discounts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-09 5:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has filed a lawsuit against Click Energy for allegedly misleading consumers about possible discounts on their energy bills.

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Sportsbet seeks emergency injunction against Crownbet rebrand
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-07-09 2:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Sportsbet has asked a judge for an emergency order blocking Crownbet’s planned rebranding to “Sportingbet” until the lawsuit it filed over its betting rival’s planned use of the mark has been resolved.

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ACCC loses coal tender cartel case, but reasons suppressed
Article 2018-07-06 10:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s high profile case alleging cartel conduct and bid rigging for mining exploration licences in NSW was dismissed by the Federal Court on Friday, but the reasons for dismissal may not be known for another year.

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Full Court tosses appeal in copycat case over sheep placenta oil
Article 2018-07-06 9:38 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Australian drug company Homart Pharmaceuticals has lost an appeal of a ruling that found the packaging of its bio-placenta skin care oil was intentionally and deceptively similar to a rival’s get-up, in breach of the consumer law.

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