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The Star’s COVID-19 insurance test case incomplete, court hears
Insurers for The Star have told a court that the casino’s lawsuit, which seeks to resolve threshold policy coverage issues in a bid to claim the losses it has suffered as a result of government restrictions enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19, is incomplete.
Insurance Council launches COVID-19 business interruption test case
The Insurance Council of Australia and the Australian Financial Complaints Authority have filed court proceedings that will test whether certain infectious disease exclusions in business interruption cover apply to coronavirus-related claims.
Transurban’s West Gate Tunnel dispute with CPB, John Holland goes to arbitration
A judge has ordered that disputes arising between Transurban and a group of contractors over the discovery of toxic PFAS chemicals in the soil at the site of the multi-billion dollar West Gate Tunnel project in Melbourne be sent to arbitration.
ACCC loses appeal in TPG ‘prepayment’ case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come up short in its challenge to a ruling that dismissed its case against TPG over contract terms that allowed the internet provider to keep customers' unused prepaid funds on phone or internet plans.
‘Tabloid crusade’: Judges toss Daily Telegraph’s appeal in Geoffrey Rush defamation case
Daily Telegraph publisher Nationwide News has failed in its appeal of a judgment that found it defamed Geoffrey Rush in articles that accused the Oscar-winning actor of sexually inappropriate behaviour, with an appeals court describing the stories as a “sensationalised tabloid crusade”.
Workpac takes casual worker case to High Court
Labour hire company WorkPac has asked the High Court to weigh in on a decision that grants entitlements to casual workers with regular shifts, a ruling it says could have a "devastating impact" on companies if allowed to stand.
Barrister’s arguments on constitutional issue in CFMEU case ‘the wrong way around’, judge says
A judge has rejected a bid by the CFMEU to pause a trial brought by two sacked union officials while the court gives the country's attorneys-general a chance to intervene over constitutional arguments raised, saying the union's barrister was wrong that the issues in the case could not be split up.
Full Court to hear Cigno challenge to ASIC ban on short-term credit lending
Cigno has appealed a ruling shooting down its challenge to the first action brought by ASIC under its powers to prohibit 'predatory' financial products, which targeted the payday lender's model of short-term credit lending.
Sports betting companies lose challenge to $3.8M judgment
An appeals court has dealt Classic Bet and Best Bet a loss in their challenge to a $3.8 million judgment in a contractual dispute related to the $5.95 million acquisition of the sports gambling companies by Playup in 2018.
Payday lender Cigno loses challenge to ASIC ban on short-term credit lending
Payday lender Cigno has lost a challenge to the corporate regulator's first action under powers to prohibit 'predatory' financial products that targeted its model of short-term credit lending.