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Judge blasts ‘improper’ conduct by lawyers in $553,000 ruling against US rapper The Game
A judge has slammed the "highly improper" conduct of lawyers in a judgment ordering US rapper The Game and his manager to pay over $553,000 to an Australian music promotion company over a cancelled tour in 2017.
Crown’s Barangaroo casino could open by end of year, but cash is out
Crown Resorts has struck a deal with the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority to make all gaming in its casinos cashless to combat money laundering, with the regulator saying its Barangaroo casino in Sydney may open its doors by the end of this year.
Corner Hotel appeals loss in trade mark fight with jazz club
The Corner Hotel is taking another stab at cancelling a rival club's 'jazz corner' and 'jazz corner hotel trade marks', after a judge found the marks did not infringe  the famed Richmond pub's 'corner' trade marks.
Crown class action can access Vic gaming watchdog’s interviews with employees
A shareholder class action against Crown Resorts can access transcripts of interviews conducted by the Victorian gaming regulator with former top brass and two Crown employees who were arrested in China in 2016 as part of a crackdown on gambling
Director can’t represent Oculus in Guvera investor class action
A director of Gold Coast accounting firm Oculus has lost his bid to represent the company in a class action by investors in failed music streaming platform Guvera, with a judge unconvinced the company lacked the means to fund the litigation and finding the director was not suitable to represent the company.
Clive Palmer hit with $1.5M in damages for ‘contemptuous’ infringment of Twisted Sister anthem
A judge has ordered mining magnate Clive Palmer to pay damages of $1.5 million to Universal Music for his “contemptuous” behaviour in infringing "substantial parts" of Twisted Sister's 1985 heavy metal hit 'We're Not Gonna Take It' in advertisements for his political party.
Tatts takes ATO to court for rejecting $393M tax deduction
Tabcorp-owned Tatts Group has launched legal proceedings against the Australian Taxation Office seeking to set aside an "excessive" decision barring over $393 million in tax deductions for 2013 when the company was master agent of SA Lotteries.
Designer seeks unredacted docs from Katy Perry in trade mark battle over name rights
Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry has petitioned the court to order singer Katy Perry to hand over unredacted documents in their trade mark fight over the right to use the name for clothing and accessories in Australia, after counsel for the designer criticised the singer for withholding the emails addresses of those who were "not similarly notorious or similarly famous.”
Ex-AFL player’s eyewear company defeats indie band’s challenge to ‘xx’ trade mark  
English indie band The xx has lost its bid to block an Australian sunglasses company co-founded by former AFL player Tom Sheridan from registering its 'xx' trade mark, with a delegate from the Trade Marks Office finding the band's reputation did not extend to clothing or eyewear.
Gaming watchdog dragged into Crown class action over Chinese gambling crackdown
Victoria's gaming regulator may seek to block access by a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts to transcripts of interviews with Crown employees about a Chinese gambling crackdown that resulted in the jailing of 19 employees in 2016.