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Big W worker wins $543,000 after injury sidelines career as paramedic
Article 2018-08-06 7:40 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A Big W worker whose on-the-job injury caused her chronic leg and back pain has won $543,000 in damages against Woolworths after the company admitted breaching its duty to the teenager.

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Private equity co. hit with $6.6M penalty for exploiting investor with dementia
Securities 2018-08-06 5:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A cane farmer in his 80’s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease will get $6.6 million back that he invested in a failed technology venture, after a judge found the private equity company that arranged the investment exploited the man’s disability.

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Victoria’s Secret files lawsuit over knockoff body sprays
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-06 11:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

US lingerie company Victoria’s Secret has brought a lawsuit over the sale of knockoff products that mimic the get-up of its trade marked body care products, ahead of the much-anticipated launch of its first store in Australia.

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ACCC goes after Seednet for misleading farmers over barley performance
Agriculture 2018-08-06 11:30 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The consumer watchdog has filed enforcement action against grain supplier Seednet, alleging the company misled farmers about the quality of its newest barley variety.

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Trial delayed as Google asks Unlockd to prove it can pay
Ashurst 2018-08-06 11:03 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Unlockd says its close to finalising litigation funding to pursue its competition case against Google, but the September trial date has been pushed back as the search engine demands a show of proof that the failed startup can pay up if the case goes Google’s way.

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ACCC’s Sims issues warning to merger parties
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-03 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

ACCC chair Rod Sims has warned the regulator is ready to take on any anti-competitive behaviour it uncovers during a phase-two merger review.

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University of Sydney slams ObjectiVision’s ‘outlandish’ damages claims
Allens 2018-08-03 11:40 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Ophthalmic diagnostic device maker ObjectiVision’s amended claims for damages, filed after a 25-day patent hearing, are “outlandish” and “unfair,” the University of Sydney has told the Federal Court.

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$39M in settlements reached in class actions against Sandhurst Trustees
Class Actions 2018-08-03 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Settlements totaling $39 million have been reached in two class actions against the former trustee of failed investment groups LKM Capital and GR Finance.

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5 things to watch in the GetSwift class action appeal
Analysis 2018-08-03 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Three senior Federal Court judges will hear arguments Monday and Tuesday in a closely-watched appeal of a ruling that stayed two of three competing shareholder class actions against GetSwift as an abuse of process, and the impact of the Full Court’s ruling will be felt for a long time to come. Here are five major issues the court will be wrestling with over the next two days.

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Slater & Gordon auditor faces second class action
Business of Law 2018-08-03 10:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Former Slater & Gordon auditor Pitcher Partners has been hit with a class action alleging it signed off on an overly rosy 2015 year-end financial report that failed to disclose risks and impairments the firm faced from its recent acquisition of UK firm Quindell.

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