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Cosette takes aim at Mayne’s pleading in damages case over failed $672M merger
US drug maker Cosette wants to strike out Mayne Pharma's causation pleading in its suit seeking damages after Cosette allegedly inducing the treasurer to reject their $672 million tie-up.
H&M slapped with costs for ‘unreasonable’ suppression application in FW case
Clothing giant H&M has been hit with a costs order after a judge found it was unreasonable for it to maintain a suppression application in a Fair Work case brought by its former head of human resources in Australia.
Penalties to be doubled for social media platforms that run afoul of under-16s ban
Social media companies may soon face penalties of up to $99 million for failing to comply with new rules barring children under 16 from accessing their platforms.
Applicants get ‘another bite of the cherry’ in discrimination case against Sydney Uni academics
A judge will hear an application to amend by the applicants in two discrimination cases against University of Sydney academics accused of making allegedly antisemitic statements, saying the issues in the pleading had to be ruled on.
Construction company loses fight with Queensland over QBuild trade mark
The Queensland government's application to register a trade mark for QBuild will go ahead after an unsuccessful objection by a Melbourne construction company of the same name. 
Clyde & Co snags lawyer from Gilchrist Connell to lead employment group
Clyde & Co has lured a partner from Gilchrist Connell to lead its employment practice, amid growing employment-related risks for insurers.
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Enviro group loses injunction bid over NT savanna bulldozing plans
An activist group can't block the owners of Claravale Station from clearing almost 3,000 hectares of savanna in the Northern Territory, with a judge finding it would be difficult to prove the government’s decision was legally unreasonable.
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Court tosses suit against insurers over EPA cleanup
A recycling company has lost its bid to recover millions of dollars from its insurers, with a judge finding the insurers were not on the hook for losses arising from an EPA cleanup.
‘Spectacular waste of money’: J&J class action fights soft class closure
A class action against Johnson & Johnson over alleged ineffective cold medicine has attacked the pharmaceutical company’s application for soft class closure, telling a court the process would produce useless data and only need to be repeated. 
IAG class action can add damages claim not tied to disclosure breach
A judge says a shareholder class action against IAG can add a new damages claim, despite the insurer arguing it was untethered from any contravention and “clearly bad in law”.