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Defeat device class action can warn Isuzu owners about selling cars
Class Actions 2025-10-02 1:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed a class action over Isuzus that allegedly contained emissions cheat devices to send an opt out notice to group members that includes a warning that if they sell their cars, they may “lose some or all of the money” they could receive in any settlement. 

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‘Egregious’: Judge awards plaintiff $93K in strip search class action against NSW Police
Class Actions 2025-09-30 1:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the NSW government to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over police strip searches at music festivals, finding a “conspicuous deficiency” in the training of officers. 

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Abbey in ‘pyrrhic victory’ against Virbac over antiparasitic drug patent
Intellectual Property 2025-09-25 2:17 pm By Sam Matthews

Abbey Animal Health has managed only a “pyrrhic victory” in a patent case against rival Virbac over an antiparasitic drug, and must withdraw its Levamox Duo product from the market, a court has found.

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Puma loses trade mark catfight with Tiger Woods’ sportswear brand
Intellectual Property 2025-09-25 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Puma has lost its opposition to a trade mark application by Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, failing to convince the Trade Marks Office that the company’s logo is deceptively similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.

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ABC hit with $150K penalty for Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal
Employment 2025-09-24 11:01 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to pay $150,000 for unfairly dismissing presenter Antoinette Lattouf because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. 

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Finish maker can’t trademark dishwasher tablet shape
Intellectual Property 2025-09-23 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Finish maker Reckitt Benckiser has lost its bid to trademark the shape of its dishwashing capsule, with a delegate finding it was not a “wholly concocted” shape that can be distinguished from similar products by other brands.

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ACT loses argument for $100M lease variation fee on Molonglo land
Construction 2025-09-25 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACT revenue office has lost its claim that developer Molonglo should pay $100 million to develop land held under a Crown lease, while Molonglo’s argument that the tax should be nil has also been rejected.

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Cobalt wins injunction in fight over $8M contract for Collingwood development
Construction 2025-09-25 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The builder of the Duke apartment complex in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood has blocked the property developer from accessing a bank guarantee, with a judge finding there were serious issues to be tried over payments under their $8 million contract.

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Court calls ASIC out for ‘kitchen sink’ approach to pleadings in Mawhinney case
ASIC 2025-09-23 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has taken ASIC to task for pleading its remitter case against Mayfair 101 Group director James Mawhinney in minute detail, but has rejected arguments the regulator ran the proceeding in an “oppressive and unmeritorious” way.

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Court OKs Central Element’s lux Bondi Beach residential development
Construction 2025-09-24 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment court has approved developer Central Element’s plans for its $100 million ‘Lamrock Avenue’ luxury residential development in Bondi Beach, following a conciliation conference with the local council.

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