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Geowash misled franchisees about car wash costs, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-11 4:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Car wash franchisor Geowash misled franchisees about how much revenue they could expect to earn per month and acted unconscionably in its charging practices, the court has found.

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Macquarie advisers who doctored emails win appeal of ASIC’s 10-year bans
Employment 2019-02-08 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Two Macquarie Private Wealth advisers have won their appeal of an order by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that banned them for 10 years for falsifying emails and misclassifying client advice.

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AFT not ready to take its medicine for ‘misleading’ Maxigesic ads
Appeals 2019-02-08 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

AFT Pharmaceuticals has launched a partial challenge to a court ruling that its Maxigesic ads made a number of misleading claims, including that the drug provides stronger and more effective relief than Reckitt Benckiser’s Nuromol.

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Clive Palmer hit with copyright suit by Universal Music over Twisted Sister song
Entertainment 2019-02-08 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Clive Palmer is facing the music after riffing off Twisted Sister’s 1980s anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ in his election campaign ads, with Universal Music lodging a copyright infringement case against the aspiring MP.

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WorkPac hit with class action by casual workers
Adero Law 2019-02-08 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Labour hire company WorkPac has been hit with a class action on behalf of hundreds of casual miners who claim they were denied annual leave and other entitlements.

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Sanofi slams judge’s harm assessment in denying injector pen injunction
Christian Dimitriadis 2019-02-08 9:39 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge that rejected a bid by Sanofi-Aventis for an injunction blocking rival Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS erred in his consideration of the harm it would face, the drug giant has told the Full Federal Court.

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AMP contractor pleads guilty to stealing customer data
Financial Services 2019-02-07 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A contractor for wealth manager AMP who was arrested while trying to flee the country has pleaded guilty to stealing customer data.

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Wyeth defends validity of patents in trial over best-selling Prevnar 13 vaccine
Allens 2019-02-07 11:06 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth has shot down arguments by rival Merck Sharp & Dohme that its Prevnar 13 vaccine lacked inventiveness, saying during the closing submissions of a high-stakes patent trial that up until it developed the top-selling shot scientists thought there was a “ceiling” of 11 types of pneumococcal bacteria that could be included in a single vaccine.

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Court overturns $2.8M Microsoft IP judgment against computer retailer
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-07 10:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Melbourne computer retailer has won its appeal of a $2.8 million damages award for allegedly violating Microsoft’s Windows 7 IP, with a judge overturning the ruling by Justice Alexander ‘Sandy’ Street and ordering a rehearing before a new judge.

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Judge tosses ‘fanciful’ St. Patrick’s Day bushfire class action
Class Actions 2019-02-07 9:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has dismissed a class action against Powercor over a bushfire in the Gazette area of South West Victoria on St. Patrick’s Day 2018, calling the allegations “fanciful”.

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