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ACCC takes Pacific National, Aurizon terminal deal challenge to High Court
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-26 10:15 am By Christine Caulfield

The competition regulator wants the High Court to hear its challenge to Pacific National’s $205 million acquisition of Aurizon’s Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, saying the deal would entrench the rail freight carrier’s near monopoly on the east coast of Australia.

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Google to pay publishers for news content
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-25 10:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Google has reached agreements with publishers in three countries to pay for news, as the ACCC works out the details of a mandatory code under which the search giant and Facebook would be forced to pay publishers for news.

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Corporate insolvency partner scores partial win on appeal in breakup spat
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-06-25 5:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A challenge to a judgment which found that one partner of a corporate insolvency firm “ambushed” the other to leave the business has been partially overturned by an appeals court.

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Ashurst documents show ANZ knew about illegal fees, ASIC says
Financial Services 2020-06-25 5:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ashurst notified Australia and New Zealand Banking Group almost a decade ago about issues relating to its illegal fees, ASIC has told the Federal Court as it fights for documents from the law firm.

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Road barrier companies hit the brakes on patent dispute
Intellectual Property 2020-06-25 1:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A settlement has been reached in a dispute between UK-based Hill & Smith Holdings and Australia-based Safe Barriers Pty Ltd over a patented road safety barrier system.

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Ex-Beem It boss sacked for blowing whistle on CBA conflicts over proposed sale, suit says
Employment 2020-06-25 11:00 am By Christine Caulfield

The former CEO of Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Beem It was dismissed for blowing the whistle on multiple conflicts of interest by directors of the digital payment company, just months after she was warned by one director that the “CBA wagons” were circling her, a lawsuit alleges.

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Ken Talbot’s widow denied separate privilege trial in negligence case against Arnold Bloch Leibler
Business of Law 2020-06-24 8:34 pm By Alison Eveleigh

The widow of mining billionaire Ken Talbot has been denied a separate trial to answer questions of privilege in her negligence lawsuit against law firms Arnold Bloch Leibler and Boyd Legal for their handling of her late husband’s estate, which she claims resulted in tens of millions of dollars in losses.

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‘An air of unreality’: Judge questions Treasury Wine’s breach claims against Maurice Blackburn
Class Actions 2020-06-24 8:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

A claim by Treasury Wine Estates that Maurice Blackburn — but no other law firm — is prohibited from bringing a shareholder class action over disclosure breaches related to its US business had an “air of unreality” about it, a judge has said.

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Court mulls joint hearing for a2 Milk’s triple trade mark dispute
Intellectual Property 2020-06-24 3:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

Three high stakes lawsuits brought by a2 Milk Company against rival diary producers over the use of a2 as a trade mark may be heard together in early 2021.

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ISignthis seeks $27M in damages from ASX
Article 2020-06-23 10:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ISignthis is ramping up its battle against the ASX, seeking court approval to amend its lawsuit against the exchange to seek more than $27 million in damages for its alleged misleading and deceptive conduct.

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