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‘Outlandish training’: Ex-NRL player sues club over career-ending injury
Sports 2025-08-05 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Former NRL player Lloyd Perrett has launched a lawsuit against his former club, alleging his career was cut short after sustaining permanent injuries from the club’s training regime.

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Live exports case set for more delays, as class action files appeal
Appeals 2025-08-05 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicant in a long-running class action over the government’s live exports ban has lodged an appeal after a judge has found that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia in 2012 and 2013 if the ban had not been in place.

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Kmart faces action over Uyghur forced labour claims
Retail 2025-08-05 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Kmart is facing legal action to determine whether the retail giant has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct over alleged forced labour of members of a Chinese ethnic minority group.

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IP Australia cans Better Beer’s brand battle with rival TRADIE
Intellectual Property 2025-08-05 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Craft brewer Better Beer has lost a challenge to rival TRADIE’s bid to register a trade mark for the promotional phrase ‘TRADIE Beer Built Better’, with IP Australia finding no real danger of confusion between the brands.

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Attacked as untenable, Bupa class action faces potential summary dismissal bid
Class Actions 2025-08-04 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action against aged care provider Bupa faced tough questions by a judge on Monday, who grilled counsel over the case’s theory of loss. And the answers — rather than reassuring her — raised the spectre of a summary judgment fight.

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Mayne Pharma may face disclosure breach claim over $672M merger collapse
M&A 2025-08-04 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has heard US drug maker Cosette may amend its case to accuse Adelaide’s Mayne Pharma of continuous disclosure breaches in their battle over the termination of their $672 million merger.

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Applicant may press restart in Sony Playstation class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-04 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Sony alleging it used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store will likely need to make “substantial” changes to its case, a court has heard. 

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SIXT sues Darwin, Alice Springs airports, alleging $1.9M in rent overpayments
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-05 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

German car hire company SIXT has sued Darwin International and Alice Springs airports for $1.9 million, alleging its lease arrangements with the airports did not allow for rent reductions. 

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St Mary’s development wins approval over opposition from Sydney council
Construction 2025-08-05 11:11 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The archdiocese of Sydney has successfully appealed Sydney council’s refusal of an application to build a six-storey building in the precinct of St Mary’s Cathedral.

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Lendlease fends off challenge to legacy trade mark Civil & Civic
Lendlease 2025-08-05 11:07 pm By Andy Sidler

Lendlease has defeated a challenge to its ‘Civil & Civic’ trade mark despite lack of use, successfully arguing it retained a residual reputation in the name under which it built the Sydney Opera House podium.

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