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Light & Wonder employees can’t dodge subpoenas in Aristocrat case
Intellectual Property 2025-11-20 4:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has signed off on subpoenas compelling employees of gaming company Light & Wonder to give evidence in a US case by Aristocrat alleging misuse of confidential information about its popular Dragon Link poker machine.

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Skycity can’t shut down case alleging discrimination against new dad
Employment 2025-11-10 1:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

SkyCity has lost its bid to dismiss a claim by a former employee who alleges he was discriminated against because he was a parent of a newborn child and dismissed because he made whistleblower reports. 

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Development consent for Sydney Airport hotel ‘in force’: NCAT
Construction 2025-11-10 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has given the operator of the Ibis Sydney Airport hotel in Mascot another chance to seek a liquor licence, finding a deferred commencement condition did not mean a development consent was not ‘in force’.

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High Court called on to overturn Aristocrat’s gaming patent win
Intellectual Property 2025-10-15 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has been asked to clarify the extent to which computer-implemented ideas are eligible for patent protection, with IP Australia appealing a win for gaming giant Aristocrat.

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Buildcorp can revise cross-claims in Star Entertainment’s $4M suit
Construction 2025-10-15 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has largely given the go-ahead to Buildcorp Group’s proposed amendments to cross-claims as trial gets under way in a case over aluminium cladding at Star Entertainment’s Sydney casino.

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Tabcorp settles suit by ex-CEO who was forced out for ‘offensive’ language
Employment 2025-10-01 2:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Tabcorp has settled a lawsuit by a former CEO who alleged his coerced resignation over alleged offensive language was inconsistent with a boardroom history of condoning off-colour remarks.

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Lander & Rogers hires new disputes partner from Holding Redlich
Business of Law 2025-09-08 2:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lander & Rogers has welcomed an administrative law pro as a partner in its Sydney-based commercial disputes team.

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Judge questions delay in distribution of $73M Crown class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-09-05 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned why group members in a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts must wait until mid-2026 to receive the first slice of a $73 million settlement, which has already been paid by the casino operator.

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Contingency fee of 33% justified in novel Sportsbet class action: judge
Class Actions 2025-08-29 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a 33 per cent group costs order in a class action against Sportsbet, saying the relatively high rate was justified by the risks of running the “relatively novel case”, which seeks repayment of gambling losses stemming from allegedly unlawful services.

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Class action firms ‘doing well’ inherent part of contingency fee law, court told
Class Actions 2025-08-13 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Maurice Blackburn is seeking a 33 per cent cut of any settlement in a class action against Sportsbet, arguing that law firms “doing well” for themselves by running class actions is an inherent feature of the contingency fee scheme.

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