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Radio giant scapegoated 2Day FM royal prankster, lawsuit says
Media 2025-07-08 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

A 2Day FM host behind a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was staying in 2012 alleges he was “hung out to dry” by the radio network after a nurse’s death by suicide.

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Judge ‘nervous’ about damages notice to Isuzu class action members
Class Actions 2025-07-04 2:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has expressed his nervousness about a proposed notice to group members in a class action against Isuzu that warns them they may lose an entitlement to damages if they sell their alleged defective vehicles. 

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ASIC wants $300M in penalties for forex broker’s ‘egregious’ conduct
Financial Services 2025-07-02 2:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The corporate regulator says defunct forex broker Union Standard and its agents should be hit with $300 million in penalties for their tactics in pressuring customers to trade in risky financial products. 

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Appeal filed in failed class action against ex-CBA unit Count Financial
Class Actions 2025-06-30 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Another failed class action is headed to the Full Court, with a case against ex-CBA unit Count Financial appealing a ruling that found advisors did not breach their duty to act in their clients’ best interest.

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Jones Day nabs real estate pro from Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz 2025-06-30 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Jones Day has lured a real estate expert from Clayton Utz to join its Brisbane office as a partner.

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Geocon can’t dodge statutory warranties claims in Infinity Towers defects suit
Construction 2025-06-27 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Developer Geocon has lost its bid to strike out claims in a case over Canberra’s Infinity Towers that it breached statutory warranties, with a judge saying it was a difficult legal issue best left for trial. 

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Damages issue sent back to referee in ‘mega-litigation’ over Ichthys LNG coating
Construction 2025-06-25 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

In “mega-litigation” over allegedly defective anti-corrosive coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project, a judge has handballed an issue raised by Japanese oil company Inpex about damages calculations back to a referee.

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HBSC denies ASIC claims it failed to protect customers from scams
Financial Services 2025-06-20 11:21 pm By Sam Matthews

HSBC has hit back at ASIC’s claims that it failed to protect customers from scams, denying it breached its legislative duties despite admitting some of the regulator’s allegations concerning its compliance with the ePayments code, a voluntary code of conduct.

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Clayton Utz bolsters risk advisory team with hires from CBA, A&O Shearman
Business of Law 2025-06-20 11:42 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Clayton Utz has boosted the expertise in its risk advisory practice, hiring a trio of lawyers from CBA and A&O Shearman.

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Cantarella loses bid to have honest concurrent user ‘conundrum’ resolved by High Court
Intellectual Property 2025-06-16 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined coffee maker Cantarella’s special leave application arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the ‘Oro’ trade mark, which was first used by another coffee maker.

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