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In fight to protect UBank brand, NAB wins challenge to UWallet trade mark
NAB has successfully opposed a US company’s bid to register a trade mark for 'UWallet', with IP Australia rejecting claims the bank was trying to establish a “de facto monopoly”.
Class closure ‘anathema’ to class action regime, contradictors tell High Court
Class closure orders are "anathema" to the purpose of group proceedings in facilitating access to justice and should never be ordered, the High Court has been told.
Class action over COVID-19 deaths settles with Anglicare, NSW Health
A class action over deaths allegedly caused by negligent care at a NSW aged care facility during COVID-19 has settled. 
MinRes boss Chris Ellison to step down after disclosure, integrity failures
Founder and managing director of mining company Mineral Resources Chris Ellison will step down after an internal investigation found he engaged in misconduct.
Carnival settles class action over ‘cruise from hell’
Carnival has settled a class action on behalf of passengers on a seven-day South Pacific voyage that became the "cruise from hell" when their vessel sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.
Escala’s non-compete restraints against ex-partners an ‘overreach’: court
Wealth manager Escada Partners has lost its lawsuit against two former partners who defected to rival LGT Crestone, with a judge finding a five-year non-compete clause was unreasonable.
‘Deliberate defiance’: Lawyer who practiced after certificate nixed struck from roll
A Western Australian solicitor has been struck from the roll after he continued to practice under a cancelled licence following mismanagement of trust funds and a failure to lodge tax returns. 
Jones Day recruits tax partner from Baker McKenzie
Longtime tax partner at Baker McKenzie has made the jump to Jones Day, joining the firm's Sydney office. 
Judge’s ‘uncritical copying and pasting’ of submissions wins the day for law firm
An appeals court has set aside a $160,000 judgment against Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell after finding a “time poor” trial judge had copied and pasted submissions in key parts of his ruling.
Pauline Hanson’s tweet ‘a strong form of racism’, court finds
A Pauline Hanson tweet that told Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to "piss off back to Pakistan" fell afoul of the Racial Discrimination Act, with a judge calling it "Islamophobic" and "a strong form of racism".