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Kraft loses bid for Bega docs as trial date looms
Addisons 2018-07-13 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has shot down a bid by Kraft for extensive discovery from Bega, but granted its request for a so-called Sabre order against US company Mondelez, three weeks before trial kicks off in the case over who owns the rights to the iconic Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia.

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Witness credibility concerns aired in Cascade Coal suppression bid
Australian Government Solicitor 2018-07-13 4:03 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The credibility of a witness in the ACCC’s dismissed cartel case against Cascade Coal may prejudice an upcoming criminal trial against the son of former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid, a court was told Friday. 

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Servcorp settles ACCC case over unfair small biz contracts
Article 2018-07-13 2:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

ASX-listed Servcorp has settled court action by the consumer watchdog over unfair terms in its small business contracts that shielded the office space provider from liability and gave it unilateral power to terminate agreements with customers. 

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SEC probing Facebook disclosures over Cambridge Analytica data harvesting
Class Actions 2018-07-13 1:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The US securities regulator is reportedly looking into Facebook’s disclosures to investors about the harvesting of user data by political research firm Cambridge Analytica, as the company faces the threat of a privacy class action in Australia over the data debacle.

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Class action seeks data on individuals that got Cash Converters loans
Class Actions 2018-07-13 12:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Cash Converters has been asked to produce data on individuals that it provided payday loans to in Queensland in a class action alleging it charged a brokerage fee to borrowers for services they never received.

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Arnold Bloch to defend Kogan against ‘catch’ AdWords claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-13 12:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Arnold Bloch Liebler will defend e-retailer Kogan against allegations by competitor Catch Group that it is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Judge says Sportsbet case over CrownBet rebrand is ‘strong’
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-07-12 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge that temporarily barred CrownBet from moving forward with its planned rebrand to Sportingbet said Sportsbet has made a ‘strong’ case that use of the mark by CrownBet is likely to cause confusion among consumers of online betting services.

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Lawyer fooled by conman Peter Foster’s “psychological brilliance”, court hears
Article 2018-07-12 10:45 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Sydney lawyer accused in a class action of conspiring with notorious conman Peter Foster in a fraudulent sports betting scheme that left investors $29 million out of pocket was taken in by Foster’s “psychological brilliance”, her barrister told a court Thursday.

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Expert report debunks myth of Australian class action boom
Class Actions 2018-07-12 6:16 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Australia is not the haven for class actions that critics have claimed, according to a new report that shoots down the notion that the country is just behind litigation-happy US when it comes to targeting corporations in court.

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ACCC brings cartel case against Cryosite over ‘gun jumping’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-12 11:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has brought a cartel case against biologics company Cryosite for agreeing to coordinate with competitor Cell Care prior to the completion of their merger agreement.

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