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‘The game is not worth the candle’: Judge says oral discovery in 7-Eleven class action a waste of time
Courts have power to order oral discovery of potential witnesses ahead of trial, according to the judge overseeing two 7-Eleven class actions by franchisees, but the cases against the convenience store giant were not the occasion to exercise the power, he said.
Will women’s ‘lens’ lead to greater diversity in judicial appointments?
Barristers and legal experts are calling on the new Attorney-General to actively commit to gender diversity when she begins to make appointments to the courts, as the federal government's promise to put its decision making through a women's "lens" raises hopes of more female judicial appointments to correct the imbalance on the bench.
Litigation funder not on hook for costs in failed Airservices class action
The litigation funder that backed a dismissed employment class action against aviation service provider Airservices Australia has successfully argued that it should not bear the company's costs of defending the case
IP Australia on the Rolling Stones’ side in trade mark battle over ‘Jagger & Stone’
The Rolling Stones has successfully opposed registration of the 'Jagger & Stone' clothing trade mark in Australia, with a delegate finding the name was designed to “springboard” off the UK rock band’s worldwide fame.
ANZ admits flex commission dealers ‘encouraged’ to offer loans with interest above base rate
Banking giant ANZ, which is facing a class action over a flex commissions scheme by its former car finance business, has admitted that the calculation of car dealers' commission was aimed at encouraging loans with interest above a "base rate".
ACCC clears NAB’s $220M acquisition of digital bank 86 400
The ACCC has given the greenlight to NAB's proposed acquisition of digital only bank 86 400, saying the tie-up would not substantially lessen competition.
Arnott’s, Campbell won’t use ‘Plantly’ logo while TM infringement case simmers
Food giants Arnott's and Campbell will stop using their 'Plantly' logo on any new products pending the resolution of a trade mark infringement lawsuit brought by rival Goodman Fielder.
ATO loses appeal in JobKeeper case over sole trader’s lasped ABN
The Australian Taxation Office has come up short in its challenge to a decision that a sole trader was eligible for Jobkeeper despite a cancelled ABN, with the Full Federal Court saying the small businessman was entitled to the government COVID-19 handout.
Linchpin Capital investors want to add insurers to class action
A class action by investors of collapsed Linchpin Capital against the company's former directors wants to join their insurers as defendants to the proceedings.
Judge won’t entertain defective defence argument in negligence case against K&L Gates
K&L Gates has fended off a mid-case bid for costs by former clients who are seeking $3 million in a negligence lawsuit and told a court on Wednesday they wasted money responding to a "defective defence" by the law firm.