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Energy infrastructure contractor wins strike-out in union’s underpayments case
Employment 2025-10-14 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Energy infrastructure contractor Zinfra has won its bid to strike out 25 paragraphs in a union’s underpayment case dealing with the employees as a group, with a judge finding the pleadings were insufficient.

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Insurer Marsh barred from pursuing Greensill claims in UK court
Insurance 2025-10-13 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Upping the ante in sprawling litigation over the failure of Greensill Capital, the global finance firm’s bank has won an anti-anti-suit injunction against Marsh that bars the insurer from prosecuting its UK case.

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Claws out as Puma appeals Tiger Woods’ brand trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-10-13 10:10 am By Christine Caulfield

Puma has appealed its failed opposition to a trade mark for Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, which the German sneaker giant argued was too similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.

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Fashion label Portia & Scarlett wants access to founder’s devices
Intellectual Property 2025-10-13 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Formalwear brand Portia & Scarlett, which has accused one of its founders of accessing confidential dress designs contained in two computer files, has asked a court for access to her personal devices.

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Buildcorp points the finger as Star seeks $4.4M for combustible cladding repairs
Star Entertainment 2025-10-14 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Buildcorp Group is pointing the finger at a host of subcontractors as it fights a case brought by Star Entertainment over allegedly defective combustible cladding at its Sydney casino, which cost $4.4 million to replace. 

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Woodside faces new challenges over North West Shelf extension
Environment 2025-10-14 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two activist groups have launched fresh action against Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project, after the energy company secured final government approval for an extension to the venture.

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ASIC wins winding up orders against property developer ALAMMC
Construction 2025-10-14 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ASIC has secured winding up orders against Gold Coas- based ALAMMC Developments and a number of related companies amid concerns the property developer mismanaged millions of investors funds.

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Law firm wants EML class action fee bumped back to rejected rate
Class Actions 2025-10-10 1:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The contingency fee rate sought by Shine Lawyers in its bid to vary a group costs order in a class action against EML Payments has been revealed as the percentage profit it initially proposed to a judge, who took an ax to it three years ago.

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Scidera’s bovine gene patent suit survives summary dismissal bid
Intellectual Property 2025-10-10 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Animal drug company Zoetis has lost its bid for summary dismissal of claims that it infringed US-based animal genomics company Scidera’s bovine gene patent, with a judge saying its novel arguments were not so clear-cut and needed to be worked out at trial.

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Fight set over docs in revived strip search case against Qatar Airways
Aviation 2025-10-10 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicants in a case over strip searches conducted of female passengers on a Qatar Airways flight at Doha Airport want the airline to produce any communications with other planes, and to do so by month’s end.

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