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Mondelez loses bid to protect trade secrets in Kraft-Bega peanut butter case
Addisons 2018-07-06 3:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing the lawsuit between Kraft and Bega over peanut butter trade dress rights has denied a request by non-party Mondelez to implement a restrictive regime to protect its trade secrets in certain transaction documents it has produced in the case.

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Ford class action lawyers want ban on car maker talking to drivers
Article 2018-07-06 3:36 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The law firm leading a consumer class action against Ford wants a court order barring the car giant from communicating with the class about their individual claims and wants to know which, if any, group members it’s already spoken to.

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Fitbit settles trade mark suit against South Australian billionaire’s co.
Allens 2018-07-03 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Fitbit has resolved a trade mark case brought against the convenience store owned by billionaire Yasser Shahin over his company’s “Footbit” and “Headbit” trade marks.

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7-Eleven can make private settlement offers to class members, court says
Class Actions 2018-07-02 10:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has found 7-Eleven is free to make confidential settlement offers to individual members in two class actions brought by franchisees, shooting down a bid by the applicants’ lawyers to get the court involved in the convenience store giant’s communications with class members.

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Cash Converters must answer questions on tax treatment of brokerage fees
Class Actions 2018-07-02 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Federal Court judge has ordered Cash Converters to provide answers to how it treated its brokerage fees for tax purposes, as it faces new class action allegations that the brokerage fees it charged individuals who took out pay day loans were actually for services it received.

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Saputo unit agrees to fix contract terms after ACCC raises concerns
Agriculture 2018-07-02 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A unit of dairy giant Saputo has agreed to amend the terms of its contracts with dairy farmers, in the wake of calls by the ACCC for a mandatory code of conduct to level the playing field between dairy farmers and milk processors. 

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Ford class action trial date vacated for ‘procedural failures’
Allens 2018-06-28 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing a massive class action against Ford over its PowerShift transmission has vacated the trial date, blaming the lead applicant’s numerous “procedural failures”.

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AirNZ hit with $15M fine for cartel conduct
Australian Government Solicitor 2018-06-27 3:01 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

International airline Air New Zealand has been hit with a $15 million penalty for participating in a global air cargo cartel to fix the price of fuel, insurance and security surcharges.

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ACCC loses appeal in LG faulty television case
Appeals 2018-06-27 2:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Full Federal Court has upheld most of a ruling that found LG did not engage in misleading or deceptive conduct by failing to inform purchasers of faulty televisions of the remedies available to them under the Australian Consumer Law.

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Lawsuit claims Gould Gallery sold unverified Arkley painting
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-26 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

An Australian art gallery and its owner have been sued for allegedly failing to verify the authenticity of a Howard Arkley painting purchased for $205,000.

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