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Racing NSW wins doc bid as it mulls competition case against interstate counterparts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-31 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Racing NSW has won access to documents that concern an alleged plan by its Victorian counterpart to exclude it from the thoroughbred racing industry as part of an alleged anti-competitive agreement with four other states.

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Tabcorp can access Entain’s legal advice for possible case over NSW pub deal
Gaming 2023-03-15 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered online bookmaker Entain and the Australian Hotels Association to hand over legal advice concerning their agreement to advertise digital wagering products in NSW pubs so that Tabcorp can decide whether to bring a case. 

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Appeals court asked to decide if GCO can ‘travel’ in Arrium class action
Class Actions 2023-02-22 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has referred to an appeals court the question of whether a group costs order can “travel”, as KPMG continues to push to transfer a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium to New South Wales.

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‘Predatory and flagrant’: Debt collector A&M Group to pay $800,000 in ASIC case
Financial Services 2022-12-20 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered debt collection agency A&M Group to pay $800,000 after it allegedly harassed and coerced debtors by repeatedly contacting family, friends and employers and claiming they could face imprisonment.

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KPMG’s push to move Arrium class action to NSW goes south
Class Actions 2022-11-18 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has dismissed an application by accounting giant KPMG to transfer a class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium from Victoria to NSW.

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High Court won’t hear appeals in COVID-19 business interruption test cases
Insurance 2022-10-14 5:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court’s “radical” approach in the treatment of JobKeeper payments won’t be scrutinised by the High Court, which on Friday declined to hear an appeal by IAG in the second set of COVID-19 business interruption test cases.

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Arbitrator whose wife repped Gina Rinehart can hear family feud over mining assets
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-09 1:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has refused a bid by Bianca Rinehart and John Hancock to block an arbitrator from deciding a long-running dispute over valuable mining assets, despite his wife having acted for Gina Rinehart in related proceedings.

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Man suing judge for unlawful imprisonment blasts ‘hopeless’ defence
Trials 2022-05-24 8:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The state of Queensland has brought a “hopeless” defence in a $2.5 million suit alleging a Federal Circuit judge unlawfully imprisoned a Queensland man for contempt after he failed to comply with an order for particulars, a court has heard.

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KPMG takes Arrium class action venue battle to High Court
Class Actions 2022-05-13 1:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fight over the venue for a class action against KPMG by investors in the collapsed mining company Arrium has been taken to the High Court, and at the centre of the battle is a contingency fee order made in the case.

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IAG appeals to High Court, says JobKeeper should offset any COVID-19 payouts
Insurance 2022-03-22 10:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

While mostly prevailing in test cases over coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims, Insurance Australia Group has asked the High Court to weigh in on what it says is a “radical” approach by an appeals court in the treatment of JobKeeper payments.

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