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GetSwift’s defence says Squire Patton Boggs partly liable
Class Actions 2018-07-17 5:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

In what is believed to be an unprecedented move, logistics tech startup GetSwift has named law firm Squire Patton Boggs as a “concurrent wrongdoer” in […]

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Western Power’s negligence caused Parkerville bushfire, court hears
Class Actions 2018-07-16 10:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

Electricity company Western Power was to blame for the January 2014 inferno that destroyed 57 homes in and around Parkerville, Western Australia, a lawyer told […]

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Hill & Smith files patent infringement case against company of former employees
Intellectual Property 2018-07-13 10:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

UK-based building products giant Hill & Smith Holdings has launched a Federal Court case accusing an Australian company, whose directors are ex-employees, of selling road […]

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Fitch Ratings class can add fraud claims after finding hidden evidence
Financial Services 2018-07-13 9:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

The firm running the class action against Fitch Ratings over SCDO products has been given the go ahead to add claims of fraud and deceit […]

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AMP class action lawyers agree to ceasefire in jurisdictional war
Class Actions 2018-07-13 8:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lawyers in the turf war over five competing AMP class actions have agreed to a temporary peace accord after the battleground edged close to the […]

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Servcorp settles ACCC case over unfair small biz contracts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-13 2:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASX-listed Servcorp has settled court action by the consumer watchdog over unfair terms in its small business contracts that shielded the office space provider from […]

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Lawyer fooled by conman Peter Foster’s “psychological brilliance”, court hears
Class Actions 2018-07-12 10:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Sydney lawyer accused in a class action of conspiring with notorious conman Peter Foster in a fraudulent sports betting scheme that left investors $29 […]

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Sportsbet wins temporary injunction against CrownBet rebrand
Intellectual Property 2018-07-11 9:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Online bookmaker Sportsbet has secured an interim injunction against CrownBet that temporarily blocks its rival from plans to rebrand its betting company Sportingbet. Federal Court […]

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ACCC calls for major fixes to ‘broken’ electricity market
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-07-11 1:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mergers of major electricity generators would be capped and the energy regulator given more power to combat market manipulation under sweeping reforms to reduce rising […]

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Nail salon boss glossed over records in FWO case
Employment 2018-07-10 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

An Adelaide nail salon boss engaged in an “elaborate sham” to conceal the underpayment of two migrant workers by creating false time sheets, a court […]

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