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The state of Victoria has attacked the “magical thinking” of a class action over its COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle, as the applicants seek to plead an alternative case holding the state responsible for a wave of infections.
AUSTRAC has ordered an external audit of international funds company Western Union after sounding the alarm about its compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.
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The administrators of the company claiming to own the Whyalla Port have more time until a second creditors meeting to investigate a proposed DOCA as well as a $1.3 billion proof of debt served by Whyalla steelworks operator OneSteel.
The workplace umpire has handed a win to over 5,000 McDonald’s workers, in a decision that will force 18 of the fast food giant's franchisees to the negotiating table for a single enterprise agreement under new laws.
Singer Katy Perry has asked the High Court to uphold the Full Court’s decision to knock out the ‘Katie Perry’ mark of an Australian fashion designer, as it gears up to hear an appeal raising issues about the construction of key provisions of the Trade Marks Act.
A judge has approved a $1.3 million settlement in a class action by investors in a Melbourne apartment development, despite reservations about the lion’s share going to the law firm that brought the case.
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Lendlease has filed an appeal after it failed in its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown, in a high-stakes challenge set to be heard later this year.
ASIC has filed action against Delta Electricity, owner of the Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW, alleging “deliberate and calculated” manipulation in the market for electricity futures contracts.
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An RSL club can raise a set-off defence against a subcontractor’s claim under the Contractor’s Debt Act, after a judge rejected the subcontractor’s argument that the defence was barred by a provision of the SOPA.
A judge has approved a bid to discontinue a class action against Apple over updates that allegedly “throttled” the performance of iPhones, after the lawyers running the case failed to secure litigation funding.