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Nicholas Bolton loses appeal over Yowie board spill
Appeals 2025-07-30 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nicholas Bolton has lost his challenge to Keybridge Capital’s move to remove him from the board of confectionary group Yowie, after he was found to have been validly removed as the CEO of Keybridge in March. 

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Law firm seeks 35% GCO in WiseTech class action
Class Actions 2025-07-29 11:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm running a shareholder class action against WiseTech is seeking a group costs order that would give it a 35 per cent cut of any settlement, arguing the relatively high rate was justified by the risks of running the case.

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Carnival loses challenge to negligence finding in COVID-19 class action
Personal injury 2025-07-29 10:43 am By Cindy Cameronne

Carnival has lost an appeal of a finding in a class action that it was negligent in preventing a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship, but an appeal by the applicant over damages has also failed. 

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Liquidator for developer GR Capital wins more time to bring claims
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-07-30 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A liquidator for the defunct developer of a controversial south Sydney apartment building has won a bid to extend the time to bring potential voidable transaction proceedings.

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Lawyer’s unilateral email to chambers in builder’s case against CBA ‘undesirable’: judge
Construction 2025-07-30 11:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

A solicitor for a contractor in dispute with the Commonwealth Bank has been called out by a judge for a unilateral email to chambers without CBA’s consent.

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AAT member not owed salary after accepting judge position in UK, court finds
Employment 2025-07-29 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

A former member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has failed to convince a judge her salary should still have been paid after she accepted a job as a deputy judge in the UK. 

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Ford class action might be destined for High Court again
Class Actions 2025-07-28 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A defects class action against Ford, which has been on foot since 2016, might end up at the High Court for a second time, a court has heard.

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‘The end is still not in sight’: Judge favors referee path for damages in HWLE case
Real Estate 2025-07-29 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lot has changed in Australia and the US since 2016, when Turnbull and Obama were still in power, but the same can’t be said for a negligence suit against HWL Ebsworth filed by a client that year, laments a wistful judge.

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Appeal filed in failed patent suit over Apple’s Touch ID, Face ID tech
Intellectual Property 2025-07-28 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

A patent holding company is challenging the dismissal of its infringement case over Apple’s Touch ID and Face ID technology.

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Olympian sues sporting body for defamation over misconduct sanction
Defamation 2025-07-28 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

A three-time Olympic figure skater has sued the NSW Ice Skating Association, alleging that a notice it circulated to members regarding a sexual misconduct finding and ban imposed by the US Centre for SafeSport was defamatory.

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