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Barrister loses bid to appeal in fight with solicitors over cavoodle case fees
Defamation 2025-07-18 2:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A barrister who won a defamation case against Nine over an Instagram-famous cavoodle has lost her bid to appeal a ruling in a fight with her former solicitors over fees.

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Goldstone denies shareholder oppression, blames ‘irretrievable breakdown’ in relationship
Appeals 2025-07-17 1:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has cited an “irretrievable breakdown” in the relationship between shareholders in seeking to appeal a ruling that found it liable for oppression.

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Synergy wins injunction in fight over Adelaide student housing development
Appeals 2025-07-16 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Developer Synergy has won an injunction in a dispute over the construction of a student accommodation in Adelaide, with an appeals court finding the primary judge did not correctly weigh the prejudice to Synergy if it had to pay up to $2 million in guarantees. 

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PE fund Goldstone appeals ruling on unfair sacking of director
Appeals 2025-07-11 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A private equity fund is challenging a ruling that it acted in an “oppressive” and “unfairly prejudicial” way towards its managing director, who a judge found was invalidly sacked for standing in the way of a deal with her business partner’s son. 

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Full Court asked to rule on reasonableness of financial advisors’ non-competes
Appeals 2025-07-11 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two former employees of financial services firm Monarch Advisory have appealed a ruling that awarded their former employer $270,000 in damages after they were found to have breached a non-compete agreement.

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Payday lenders BSF, Cigno lose appeal in ASIC case
Financial Services 2025-07-10 10:07 am By Cindy Cameronne

Payday lenders BSF Solutions and Cigno have lost an appeal in action by ASIC alleging they engaged in unlicensed credit activity and charged prohibited fees, in the case’s second run up to the Full Federal Court.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers come up short in appeal of $650M lawsuit loss
Appeals 2025-07-09 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Mercedes-Benz dealers have lost their appeal of a decision tossing their $650 million suit, with the Full Court backing the primary judge’s rejection of a “moralistic” approach to unconscionable conduct.

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Court blocks Paddington boarding house demolition for lux residences
Construction 2025-07-10 11:45 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Land and Environment Court has blocked a developer’s controversial plan to demolish a 32-bedroom boarding house in Inner Sydney suburb of Paddington to develop four luxury residences.

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Full Court upholds quash of ‘Fanatics’ trade mark in stoush with AFL merch maker
Intellectual Property 2025-07-09 11:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Court has upheld the cancellation of a US sports merchandise company’s ‘Fanatics’ trade mark, agreeing it knew about Australian AFL merchandise maker FanFirm’s trade marks when it chose its name. 

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Judge wrong in case over insurer’s pre-existing condition term: ASIC
Insurance 2025-07-08 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has appealed a Federal Court decision that rejected part of its case against HCF Life Insurance over a pre-existing condition term in its policies that was found to be misleading but not unfair.

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