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ACCC, Fujifilm ‘close’ to settling case over small biz contracts
ACCC 2022-06-08 4:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is “close” to settling its case against office supply company Fujifilm over allegedly unfair contracts with small businesses, a court has heard.

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Merricks Capital sues to stop former exec from working at Switzer-led boutique
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-06-07 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has filed court proceedings to block its ex-managing director and two other former employees from working at a investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty.

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Mesoblast hit with second shareholder class action over COVID-19 drug
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has been hit with a second class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about it Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications.

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Nuix says ex-CEO’s claim off by $140M, but Macquarie director must front court to explain
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-06 4:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A former Nuix director appointed by Macquarie Bank must give evidence in person as the embattled tech company argues a claim brought by its former CEO is off by $140 million.

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Philips Electronics fined $133,200 over deteriorating sleep machines
Carbone Lawyers 2022-06-03 5:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Philips Electronics has been fined $133,200 for failing to provide timely notice to the country’s health regulator of deterioration in its sleep machines, after being hit with a class action lawsuit over degrading foam in the devices.

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Justice is colour-blind: Loss for Nick Scali not indictment on white furniture, says VCAT
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-03 3:54 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Nick Scali has been ordered to refund a disgruntled customer $1,600 for a white leather chair that discoloured mere months after use.

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King & Wood Mallesons nabs Gilbert + Tobin competition ace
Business of Law 2022-06-02 9:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Top tier law firm King & Wood Mallesons has lured leading competition lawyer Luke Woodward to bolster its regulatory practice.

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Class action settlement with IPO Wealth trustee ‘a lot less’ than investors’ claims, court told
Class Actions 2022-06-02 6:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investors in Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund stand to recoup “a lot less” than their alleged $67 million in losses from a settlement in a class action alleging the fund’s trustee misled the unit holders — but they will take home 75 per cent of the resolution sum, a court has heard.

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Aveo slams ‘extraordinary’ and ‘unprecedented’ funding order in class action
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-06-01 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A foreshadowed application for a funding order in a class action that would put a lien on some group members’ homes was “entirely unprecedented and without jurisprudential basis”, retirement home provider Aveo Group has said.

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‘High prices, worse service’: Optus CEO lashes proposed TPG-Telstra deal
ACCC 2022-06-01 10:19 pm By Harry Thomas Sydney

The CEO of Optus has come out swinging against a proposed 10-year agreement between TPG and Telstra to share mobile network infrastructure and spectrum in parts of regional Australia, warning it would harm consumers.

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