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Annual Report 2009–10

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Part six: Appendixes

Appendix 12:
Litigation in 2009−10

Litigation concluded 2009−10

Lawful competition and informed markets

Admiral Mechanical Services Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 17 December 2004
Concluded 13 April 2010
Federal Court, Perth

Australian Karting Association (NSW) Inc. and others

Commenced 9 June 2009
Concluded 6 November 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Bill Express Ltd and others

Commenced 29 October 2008
Concluded 14 September 2009
Federal Court, Melbourne (Fast Track list)

Bridgestone Corporation and others

Commenced 1 June 2009
Concluded 13 April 2010
Federal Court, Melbourne

DRS C3 Systems Inc.

Commenced 18 June 2009
Concluded 5 February 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Toll (PRK) Ltd and others

Commenced 24 August 2007
Concluded 3 July 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Vanderfield Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 1 July 2009
Concluded 3 November 2009
Federal Court, Brisbane

Fair trading and consumer protection

Allergy Pathway Pty Ltd (formerly known as Advanced Allergy Elimination Pty Ltd) and Paul Keir

Commenced 12 May 2009
Concluded 27 August 2009
Federal Court, Melbourne (Fast Track list)

Allphones Retail Pty Ltd and others (Representative action)

Commenced 14 August 2009
Concluded 28 April 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Allphones Retail Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 25 March 2008
Concluded 28 April 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Australian Dreamtime Creations Pty Ltd and Tony Antoniou

Commenced 15 June 2009
Concluded 21 December 2009
Federal Court, Adelaide

Australialink Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 4 December 2008
Concluded 18 September 2009
Federal Court, Brisbane

Burnan Pty Ltd and Keith Patrick William Rolston

Commenced 23 April 2009
Concluded 2 October 2009
Federal Court, Perth

Clarion Marketing Australia Pty Ltd

Commenced 27 May 2009
Concluded 22 December 2009
Federal Court, Sydney (Fast Track list)

Cosic Holdings Pty Ltd

Commenced 6 May 2009
Concluded 8 December 2009
Federal Court, Perth

Craftmatic Australia Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 7 April 2009
Concluded 15 October 2009
Federal Court, Brisbane

Harvey Fresh (1994) Pty Ltd

Commenced 7 May 2009
Concluded 30 July 2009
Federal Court, Perth

Lift Shop Pty Ltd and Leslie Katz

Commenced 26 March 2010
Concluded 4 May 2010
Federal Court, Sydney (Fast Track list)

Mailpost Australia Ltd

Commenced 23 December 2009
Concluded 20 April 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Ozdirect Online Brands Pty Ltd and Paul Albright

Commenced 24 July 2009
Concluded 23 February 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Personalised Chocolates 4 U Pty Ltd and Troy Nathan Patching

Commenced 13 July 2009
Concluded 30 November 2009
Federal Court, Sydney (Fast Track list)

Powerballwin.com.au Pty Ltd

Commenced 16 September 2009
Concluded 22 June 2010
Federal Court, Melbourne

Prime Carbon Pty Ltd and Kenneth Michael Bellamy

Commenced 18 December 2009
Concluded 8 March 2010
Federal Court, Brisbane

Refund Home Loans Pty Ltd and Wayne Rodney Ormond

Commenced 12 October 2009
Concluded 12 March 2010
Federal Court, Brisbane (Fast Track list)

Seal-A-Fridge Pty Ltd and Nigel John Rooney

Commenced 4 July 2008
Concluded 4 June 2010
Federal Court, Brisbane

Star Promotions Club Pty Ltd

Commenced 24 July 2009
Concluded 4 March 2010
Federal Court, Sydney (Fast Track list)

Teracomm Ltd

Commenced 23 January 2009
Concluded 20 August 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Wilson Parking 1992 Australia Pty Ltd

Commenced 7 October 2009
Concluded 15 December 2009
Federal Court, Perth

Leanne Vassallo and Aaron Smith

Commenced 23 July 2009
Concluded 24 August 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Zanok Technologies Pty Ltd

Commenced 7 May 2009
Concluded 2 October 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Other proceedings

ACCC v Darryl Peter Jones (Contempt)

Commenced 31 March 2010
Concluded 14 April 2010
Federal Court, Brisbane

Colin Thompson

Commenced 2 July 2009
Concluded 5 August 2009
Federal Court, Darwin

Storesonline International Inc. and Storesonline Inc.

Commenced 5 October 2007
Concluded 5 May 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Litigation continuing at end of 2009−10

Lawful competition and informed markets

Air New Zealand Ltd

Commenced 17 May 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

ANZ Banking Group Ltd

Commenced 17 August 2007
Federal Court, Brisbane

April International Marketing Services Australia Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 6 December 2006
Federal Court, Sydney

Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd

Commenced 1 November 2002
Federal Court, Sydney

Cabcharge Australia Ltd

Commenced 24 June 2009
Federal Court, Melbourne

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd

Commenced 30 April 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Cement Australia Pty Ltd

Commenced 12 September 2008
Federal Court, Brisbane

Emirates ARBN 073 569 696

Commenced 18 August 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd

Commenced 5 March 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Japan Airlines International Co. Ltd

Commenced 17 May 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Link Solutions Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 17 September 2008
Federal Court, Sydney

Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd and Malaysian Airline System Berhad

Commenced 9 April 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Prysmian Cavi e Sistemi Energia Srl and others

Commenced 2 September 2009
Federal Court, Adelaide

PT Garuda Indonesia Ltd

Commenced 2 September 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd

Commenced 22 December 2008
Federal Court, Sydney

TF Woollam & Son Pty Ltd

Commenced 18 September 2009
Federal Court, Brisbane

Thai Airways International PCL

Commenced 28 October 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Fair trading and consumer protection

Alvaton Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Cut Price Imports

Commenced 26 March 2010
Federal Court, Perth (Fast Track list)

Boost Tel Pty Ltd and Prepaid Services Pty Ltd

Commenced 24 July 2009
Federal Court, Perth (Fast Track list)

European City Guide SL

Commenced 18 August 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Jetplace Pty Ltd, Maxwell McGuire and Mark Semaan

Commenced 4 November 2009
Federal Court, Perth

Darryl Peter Jones

Commenced 24 February 2010
Federal Court, Brisbane

Laulhati Jutsen and others

Commenced 14 May 2010
Federal Court, Sydney

Panasonic Australia Pty Ltd

Commenced 18 December 2009
Federal Court, Adelaide (Fast Track list)

PB Supplies Pty Ltd and others

Commenced 16 April 2010
Federal Court, Sydney (Fast Track list)

Phillip James Robinson

Commenced 14 May 2010
Federal Court, Adelaide

SingTel Optus Pty Ltd

Commenced 3 June 2010
Federal Court, Melbourne (Fast Track list)

Telstra Corporation Ltd

Commenced 19 March 2009
Federal Court, Melbourne

Trading Post Australia Pty Ltd, Google Inc. and others

Commenced 11 July 2007
Federal Court, Sydney

Other proceedings

ACCC v Allphones Retail Pty Ltd (Contempt)

Commenced 17 August 2009
Federal Court, Sydney

Darryl Peter Jones (Contempt)

Commenced 28 May 2010
Federal Court, Brisbane

Global Green Plan Ltd

Commenced 2 June 2010
Federal Court, Sydney (Fast Track list)