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High Court revives Sydney light rail class action against Transport for NSW
Class Actions 2025-12-17 12:04 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has revived a class action by small business owners over the interference caused by the construction of the Sydney light rail network.

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CSIRO wins appeal over gut-friendly wheat patent
Intellectual Property 2025-12-17 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The CSIRO has successfully appealed a decision that blocked the government agency’s application to patent a method of producing high-fibre wheat.

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ACCC takes HelloFresh, Youfoodz to court over alleged subscription traps
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-16 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has filed proceedings against home meal delivery giants HelloFresh and Youfoodz, seeking compensation for tens of thousands of customers who were allegedly charged a fee after cancelling their subscriptions.

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Hall & Wilcox hit with suit over scuttled $30M property sale
Real Estate 2025-12-16 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

An investment company which retained Hall & Wilcox to advise on the sale of a Mornington Peninsula shopping centre has sued the law firm for millions, alleging due diligence failures in relation to asbestos at the property. 

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Judge won’t hold up Google class action waiting for competing case
Class Actions 2025-12-12 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a jointly run class action against Google, which has already fended off a third proceeding in a contest to pursue the digital giant, will not keep the case waiting for a looming fourth action.

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Court rejects Walter Sofronoff’s challenge to corrupt conduct finding
Public Corruption 2025-12-11 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

The Federal Court has dismissed Walter Sofronoff KC’s legal challenge to the ACT Integrity Commission findings that he engaged in corrupt conduct in his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann.

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Iplex fails to keep NZ parent out of builder’s defects case
Construction 2025-12-12 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Fletcher Building Group unit Iplex has lost its bid to save its parent company from being joined to a case brought by builder J-Corp over allegedly defective pipes.

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Webjet denies company lawyer was fired for questioning CEO’s resume
Employment 2025-12-11 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews

In a defence to its former chief legal officer’s unfair dismissal case, online travel agency Webjet says the sole reason for her sacking was “ongoing underperformance”.

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High Court sides with Bed Bath ‘N’ Table, says Full Court ‘conflated’ TM, consumer laws
Intellectual Property 2025-12-10 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has unanimously granted home retailer Bed Bath N’ Table’s appeal of a ruling that retailer House did not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct in setting up its Bed & Bath stores.

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Melbourne Rebels directors grilled on ‘startling’ inability to explain tax case
Tax 2025-12-10 4:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has called out the directors of failed Super Rugby club Melbourne Rebels for their “startling” inability to explain their case against the club’s administrators and the tax office.

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