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Judge won’t throw out claims in dispute over crypto trading company
Cryptocurrency 2024-07-10 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined to toss most of the claims brought against a crypto trading company by a former director, despite finding the director’s case “is not an easy one”.

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Ex-client takes Holding Redlich to court over $334,000 legal bill
Business of Law 2024-07-09 10:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Law firm Holding Redlich has been hit with proceedings over invoices totalling more than $334,000 by an ex-client who says the firm provided no cost agreement and made no cost disclosure over the course of an eight-month retainer. 

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Lawyers win appeal in professional negligence case over settlement advice
Professional Negligence 2024-07-09 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has rejected a challenge by a woman who said she was given negligent advice by her lawyers about two settlement offers which she rejected, finding that she would not have taken advice to accept the offers in any case.

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Sacked TV reporter Robert Ovadia takes Seven to Fair Work Commission
Employment 2024-07-09 12:14 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Seven News reporter Robert Ovadia has filed a complaint with the Fair Work Commission over his sacking, which alleges the intentional infliction of harm by the network and its news director. 

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Silk files new suit against Telstra, this one over email bounce-back
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-08 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A senior barrister has filed another suit against Telstra alleging it flags his emails to Bigpond addresses as spam and fails to send them, after suing the telco for allegedly falsely promising he could keep his chambers’ phone numbers when switching to the NBN.

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The West Australian hit with $180,000 defamation judgment over ‘sensationalist’ article
Defamation 2024-07-08 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered Seven West-owned publication The West Australian to pay a former public servant $180,000 in damages over an article about an allegation of fraud that had “a sensationalist overtone”.

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Noni B owner defends ACCC claims, blames COVID-19 for delivery delays
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-05 1:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Fashion retailer Mosaic Brands has denied claims by the consumer cop that it failed to deliver hundreds of thousands of products to customers within advertised time frames, saying the delays were reasonable given COVID-19 and the failures of logistics and delivery partners, including Australia Post. 

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PayPal’s 60-day complaint deadline in small biz contracts unfair, judge says
Fintech 2024-07-05 3:27 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator has secrued orders barring fintech giant PayPal from enforcing a term in its contracts with small businesses that set a two-month deadline for complaints about excess fees.

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DePuy class action member loses challenge to compensation, 12 years after settlement
Class Actions 2024-07-05 10:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A group member in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit DePuy International has lost his bid to challenge his compensation determination 12 years after the case settled, with a judge finding that the independent counsel conducting the determination was not bound by the rules of procedural fairness.   

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Law firms take aim at rival’s ‘copied’ pleadings in battle to run IC Markets class action
Class Actions 2024-07-04 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

In a contest to run a class action against International Capital Markets over risky derivative products, a proposed consolidated proceeding has taken aim at third-to-file Banton Group for allegedly copying its case. 

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