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Firm fees, funder’s cut slashed in $180M stolen wages class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-11-27 3:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm’s fees and funder’s commission.

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Lander & Rogers denies taking adverse action against wheelchair user
Employment 2024-11-27 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Lander & Rogers has denied a former practice group manager’s claims that the firm engaged in a dodgy invoicing scheme and took adverse action against him after he began using a wheelchair.

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Dominique Grubisa’s companies illegally scraped court websites: OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-11-26 2:52 pm By Sam Matthews

The OAIC has found two companies connected to wealth guru Dominique Grubisa breached privacy laws by scraping data from court websites for a client lead list used to target vulnerable people.

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Court approves landmark $75M detention centre class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-11-26 4:11 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given the green light to a $75 million settlement in Tasmania’s first class action, brought against the state by former child detainees of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

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Burger ad beef between McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s done
Intellectual Property 2024-11-26 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Fast food giant McDonald’s has resolved its dispute over misleading burger ads by Hungry Jack’s, ending a heated four-year courtroom battle.

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Katy Perry wins appeal in trade mark fight with Aussie designer
Intellectual Property 2024-11-22 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Court has overturned a finding that singer Katy Perry infringed an Australian fashion designer’s ‘Katie Perry’ mark, finding the designer knew of the pop star when she registered the mark.

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Second judge has rosier view of claims in class action over $85M development
Real Estate 2024-11-22 1:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a class action over the $85 million sale of a Sydney development has expressed a more favourable view of the plaintiffs’ claims than a judge who denied them an interim injunction.

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Pharmacor says AstraZeneca’s Brilinta patent should not have been extended
Intellectual Property 2024-11-22 2:45 pm By Sam Matthews

As it fends off a suit by AstraZeneca seeking to block the sale of a cheaper version of Brilinta, generics maker Pharmacor claims a patent for the heart attack drug should not have been extended.

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Clyde & Co sued by insurers over indemnity advice
Business of Law 2024-11-21 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Clyde & Co has been hit with a lawsuit by insurers who say they were wrongly advised to indemnify a builder in a legal dispute. 

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Top silk to join NSW Supreme Court
Business of Law 2024-11-21 3:03 pm By Sam Matthews

A top barrister known for work in commercial disputes and class actions has joined the bench of the NSW Supreme Court. 

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