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Corrs Chambers joins Ford class action amid Bannister’s funder feud
Article 2018-05-23 10:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Three weeks after a court heard Bannister Law could be forced off a massive class action against Ford, Corrs Chambers Westgarth has joined the case to jointly act for the lead applicants.

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Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign misleading, court rules
Article 2018-05-23 6:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Telstra has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached the Australian Consumer Law with its ‘Unlimited’ advertising campaign, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Optus fined $1.5M for misleading customers about NBN transition
Clayton Utz 2018-05-23 11:38 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Telecom giant Optus has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million penalty for misleading customers about the transition to the National Broadband Network.

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ACCC awaits judgment in Pfizer misuse of market power appeal
Allens 2018-05-22 12:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC will face a test of its ability to win misuse of market power cases when a long-awaited judgment is handed down this week in the regulator’s appeal of a ruling dismissing its case alleging Pfizer misused its market power in the months leading up to the expiration of the patent for its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.

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Telstra misled consumers with ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign, Optus says
Clayton Utz 2018-05-18 9:24 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Optus and Telstra squared off court on Friday over an allegedly misleading ad campaign for the second time in a week, this time over Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign.

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Viterra loses third bid for Cargill talks with Allens over Joe White sale
Agriculture 2018-05-18 5:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Viterra has failed in its third bid to access communications between Cargill Australia and its lawyers related to Cargill’s $420 million purchase of malt producer Joe White Maltings from Viterra in 2013.

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Unique slams ACCC’s ‘paucity’ of evidence in appeal hearing
Australian Government Solicitor 2018-05-17 9:44 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The ACCC won its case against Sydney-based Unique International College on a “paucity of material”, the Full Federal Court has heard in an appeal of a ruling that found the vocational trainer exploited disadvantaged people and violated the Australian Consumer Law.

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ACCC flags concerns over Transurban bid for WestConnex
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-17 1:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns that the proposed $2 billion acquisition of Sydney toll road WestConnex by toll road operator Transurban may stymie competition for toll road projects in Australia. 

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Telstra wins temporary block on Optus ‘Empires End’ ad
Article 2018-05-16 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Optus was ordered Wednesday to temporarily pull an ad that Telstra alleges makes a false and damaging claim about the superiority of Optus’ mobile network.

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Radio Rentals to pay $2M following ASIC probe
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-16 5:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Federal Court has ordered appliance and furniture leasing company Radio Rentals to pay a $2 million penalty for failing to verify consumers’ financial situations before signing them up for leases.

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