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Major win for shareholder class action as High Court rejects Worley appeal bid
Leaving in place a win in an epic shareholder class action that made two trips to the Full Federal Court, the High Court on Friday declined to hear engineering services firm Worley's special leave application in the decade-old case.
Judge gives OK to appeals in class actions against Apple, Google
The parties in class actions against Apple and Google alleging anti-competitive conduct by the app store giants can appeal a court's answers to common questions in the cases.
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Monadelphous loses bid to discover BHP’s legal bills
Engineering firm Monadelphous has lost its bid to peek at BHP's legal bills in a fight over who should foot the bill for defending a suit by a worker over alleged exposure to dust and water at the Macedon gas project in Western Australia. 
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Warburg Pincus drops exclusivity demand from Ingenia bid
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has revised its offer for land lease operator Ingenia Communities, dropping the exclusivity condition for entering a process deed.
Indian government fails to block another ‘basmati’ trade mark
The Indian government has failed to block a trade mark that includes the Bengali word for 'basmati', with an IP Australia delegate saying Australian shoppers would understand 'basmati' to be a type of rice not connected to a particular region. 
Cotton On hit wth $19,800 penalty for product safety reporting breaches
Cotton On has paid $19,800 in penalties for allegedly failing to comply with mandatory safety reporting requirements on two occasions.
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Facing $1.6B redemption queue, Dexus can call infrastructure wind-up vote
Real estate asset manager Dexus has won court approval to hold an investor meeting for a vote that will allow the winding up of its infrastructure funds amid doubts about its shares in Melbourne Airport's operator.
Domino’s class action mulls cross-appeal in underpayments case
A class action that successfully argued Domino's misled franchisees on worker pay entitlements is considering a cross-appeal, with some of the judge's findings on compensation in his 1,725-paragraph ruling as potential targets. 
Clifford Chance grows private capital practice with Holding Redlich partner
Clifford Chance Australia has hired a private capital partner from Holding Redlich to join its Sydney office.
ACCC says IAG likely overstated public benefits of RAC acquisition
The ACCC has expressed a preliminary view that any public benefits flowing from IAG's proposed acquisition of the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia will likely be outweighed by harms to competition.