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Foodco defeats Muffin Break franchisee’s ‘convoluted’ appeal over rental payments
Contracts 2025-04-10 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Muffin Break franchisor Foodco has defeated a franchisee’s challenge to a ruling that put it on the hook for money owed under a rental agreement after the lease for the store at the Bayside Shopping Centre in Frankston was not renewed.

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Mills Oakley snags real estate, financial services partners for Melbourne office
People In The News 2025-04-10 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Mills Oakley has hired two new partners for its financial services and national property teams.

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High Court finds NSW Forestry can be sued by environmental group
David Hume 2025-04-09 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has shot down NSW Forestry’s challenge to a decision which found it can be sued by an environmental group for allegedly breaching environmental laws.

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Class action funder faces unfair dismissal suit by ex-director
Class Actions 2025-04-08 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

A UK-based litigation funder has been hit with a lawsuit by its Australian director and head of origination claiming dismissal in breach of the Fair Work Act.

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CIMIC class action funder takes $4.7M haircut from commission
Class Actions 2025-04-08 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

The litigation funder behind a class action against engineering firm CIMIC took a $4.7 million hit to its commission from a settlement after a dispute with the plaintiff’s law firm, according to a decision published Friday.

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‘Further or in the alternative’ no problem in bovine gene patent suit: court
Intellectual Property 2025-04-08 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A group of Australia’s leading beef and dairy companies has failed to strike-out a suit alleging their genetic testing system for cattle infringes the patent of a US genomics company, with a judge rejecting objections to the phrase ‘further or in the alternative’.

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NSW Liberals lodge class action over council nomination debacle
Class Actions 2025-04-08 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two NSW Liberal Party members have brought a class action after party officials failed to lodge their nomination forms for local government seats in the 2024 elections.

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Perpetual loses bid for injunction against ex-senior advisor
Employment 2025-04-08 11:10 pm By Andy Sidler

Advisory firm Perpetual has lost its bid for an injunction against a former senior advisor after 22 of his long-time clients tried to follow him to a rival firm. 

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High Court takes expansive view of ‘connection’ to land in Native Title dispute
High Court 2025-04-09 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Granting an appeal by native title holders, the High Court has found that a ‘connection’ with relevant land need not be demonstrated by physical acts.

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Lendlease could face $100M hit in Campbelltown land feud if appeal flops
Appeals 2025-04-09 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lendlease has vowed to appeal its failed bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown, saying it could face a $100 million write-off if unsuccessful.

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