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Fonterra loses lawsuit seeking to halt use of ‘Bega’ trade mark
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2021-02-25 8:08 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

A judge has rejected Fonterra’s bid to restrain Bega from using the Bega trade mark on packaging for peanut butter and nut products as well as Bega’s counterclaim alleging Fonterra failed to invest, promote and develop new Bega products in breach of their trade mark agreement.

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Maurice Blackburn defeats case by State Street over Fearless Girl replica
Colin Golvan 2021-02-25 7:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Law firm Maurice Blackburn has successfully defended a consumer law and intellectual property lawsuit brought over its use of a replica of the famous Fearless Girl statue by US financial services giant State Street Global Advisors.

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Melbourne Storm takes ex-CEO Dave Donaghy to court over Broncos defection
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2021-02-25 4:09 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

National rugby league team Melbourne Storm has brought legal action against former CEO Dave Donaghy seeking an injunction banning him from taking on the top post at the Brisbane Broncos until August.

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‘It shouldn’t be a partisan issue’: Albanese calls on government to regulate gig economy
Employment 2021-02-25 3:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne Melbourne

Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese and the Transport Workers Union have urged the government to regulate the gig economy following the deaths of five food delivery workers and a landmark ruling from the UK’s highest court that found Uber drivers are not independent contractors.

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Landmark media bargaining code passes parliament
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-02-25 2:54 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Historical legislation by the Morrison government requiring Google and Facebook to pay for news on their platforms has passed parliament after amendments were won by the digital giants.

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ASIC takes NAB to court over $365k in account fees
ANZ 2021-02-25 1:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

ASIC has launched court proceedings against National Australia Bank accusing the bank of engaging in unconscionable conduct by charging more than $365,000 in fees to which it was not contractually entitled.

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Monash IVF raises ‘serious questions’ about validity of class action
Andrew Fraatz 2021-02-25 12:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Fertility clinic Monash IVF says there are “serious questions” about whether a class action that accuses it of destroying viable embryos was validly commenced as a class action.

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Lawyer accused of ‘abysmal arrogance’ wins appeal of $360,000 defamation award
Appeals 2021-02-24 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A lawyer who a judge accused of “abysmal arrogance and sense of privilege” has won her appeal of a ruling ordering her to pay $360,000 to her Balmain neighbour after a long-running property dispute culminated in an allegedly defamatory interview that was broadcast to over one million TV viewers on A Current Affair.

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Accused fraudster Melissa Caddick spent every cent of investors’ money, liquidator says
ASIC 2021-02-24 10:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Missing Sydney businesswomen Melissa Caddick was “meticulous and systematic” in generating fake financial records but never made a single investment, pocketing tens of millions of dollars from unwitting family and friends, liquidators say.

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Court to hear another COVID-19 business interruption test case
Class Actions 2021-02-24 10:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A group representing insurers has filed another test case over pandemic coverage in business interruption policies, following a landmark loss in a test case concerning an infectious disease exclusion that could cost insurers $10 billion.

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