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Ex-Dick Smith CEO should be liable for approving $28.5M in dividends, appeals court told
The former CEO of failed electronics retailer Dick Smith should be held responsible for approving two dividend payments worth $28.5 million which the company could not afford to pay given it owed millions in unpaid bank loans and supplier debts, an appeals court has heard. 
Cotton On reaches settlement in copyright stoush with streetwear rival
Cotton On has settled court proceedings brought against rival surf and streetwear label Ghanda for threatening it with a copyright and trade mark infringement lawsuit.
Late evidence allowed in Myer JV spat after $100K error by lawyer, expert
A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a Myer joint venture to tender extra evidence, after a $100,000 miscalculation was discovered during cross-examination in the final days of a hearing.
Noni B owner must fork over docs over potential Spam Act violations
Mosaic Brands has lost its appeal of a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over alleged violations of the Spam Act. 
Seeing red: Priceline can’t trade mark signature pink
Discount pharmacy Priceline cannot trade mark the signature bright pink that adorns it shopfront signs and awnings, an IP Australia delegate has found.
Trivago hit with $44.7M penalty for ‘highly misleading’ hotel deals
A judge has slapped Trivago with $44.7 million in penalties for a "startlingly misleading" rankings system used on its travel comparison website from which it reaped $53 million.
7-Eleven class action lawyer accused of retaliation, deliberate late billing
A solicitor running two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven “retaliated” against a group member who objected to a $98 million settlement and issued a late $6.5 million legal bill to benefit a litigation funder, a court has heard.
Romeo’s class action settlement issues put approval in doubt, judge says
Questions raised about the structure of a settlement of two wage class actions against supermarket chain Romeo's don't just threaten to reduce the law firm's costs but could derail the whole agreement, a judge has said.
Contradictor backs $98M class action settlement given 7-Eleven’s ‘significant’ risk of losing at trial
A $98 million settlement reached in two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven is “appropriate" given the likelihood that the convenience store giant would have lost at trial, according to a contradictor who urged the court to reject a $25 million cut sought by the funder that backed the litigation.
7-Eleven class action funder’s commission should be cut by $10M, court told
Litigation funder Galactic should receive a $15 million commission for its work on two franchisee class actions against convenience store giant 7-Eleven, instead of the $25 million it has asked for, a court has heard.