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WestConnex class action funder hit with indemnity costs
Construction 2024-12-13 4:42 am By Andy Sidler

The funder behind a class action against Transport for NSW by residents displaced by the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has been ordered to pay $134,000  to cover the class action’s costs after it brought a failed action to rescind trust funds.

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Super Retail can’t back out of ‘solicitor’s handshake’ with former execs, court told
Employment 2024-12-10 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Super Retail is bound by a settlement with two former executives who claim they were axed after complaints about its CEO’s undisclosed relationship with a former HR officer, a court has heard.

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NRMA hit with class action over ‘loyalty tax’
Insurance 2024-12-10 12:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A new class action alleges IAG unit NRMA slugged returning policyholders with an algorithm-determined “loyalty tax” on their home and contents insurance.

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‘Not a teenager’: Barrister knew better than to ignore court summons, judge says
Bartley Cohen Law 2024-12-10 4:36 pm By Sam Matthews

A barrister who failed to disclose his contempt conviction and flew to China when required to attend court has been denied a practising certificate, with a judge unimpressed at attempts to justify his conduct.

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Fintech Wise loses challenge to ‘Bitwise’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-12-10 10:25 pm By Andy Sidler

UK currency exchange Wise has lost its challenge to a crypto asset management firm’s ‘Bitwise’ trade mark, with IP Australia finding it could not monopolise the word ‘wise’.

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‘Big gap’ in digital platform regulation despite new ACCC powers: expert
Analysis 2024-12-09 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Proposed new regulations would give the ACCC a boost in targeting anti-competitive conduct by digital platforms, but a “big gap” remains in its powers, an expert told Lawyerly.

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Honda must pay dealer $13.6M for contract breaches
Automotive 2024-12-09 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Honda to pay $13.6 million in damages to dealer Brighton Automotive in a suit over the car maker’s move away from a dealership model. 

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Viasat can’t challenge $1.62M arbitration loss over DoD satellite contract
Construction 2024-12-11 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

US-based satellite broadband provider Viasat has lost its bid to appeal an arbitral ruling that rejected its damages claim against the subcontractor on a Department of Defence project. 

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Maker of Crocs Jibbitz accuses company of stepping on its business with fakes
Intellectual Property 2024-12-09 4:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Crocs unit Jibbitz has sued an Australian company that has allegedly been selling knock-off versions of its shoe accessories, claiming damages for patent infringement. 

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Collingwood settles dismissal case against First Nations head of strategy
Employment 2024-12-09 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Collingwood has reached a settlement with its previous head of First Nations strategy in a case alleging unfair dismissal following complaints about CEO Craig Kelly.

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