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Adjudicator may have misconstrued SOPA, but court lets decision stand
A judge has handed a win to a builder in a dispute with an RSL club, finding that even if an adjudicator wrongly construed a provision of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, his decision could still stand.
Lord of all trade mark battles goes to Federal Court
The IP rights holder of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has appealed its loss in a trade mark battle with vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.
COVID-19 quarantine class action should be tossed for ‘fabricated jurisdiction’, court told
The NT government says a class action by the family of an Indigenous woman who died at a COVID-19 quarantine facility had no business in the Federal Court.
ANZ class action judge issues warning to third-party claim aggregators
A judge overseeing the settement approval process in a flex commissions class action against ANZ has issued a warning to third parties “seeking to profit” off group members, as a claim aggregator appears on the scene.
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Ex-Greenwoods partner loses lawyers in case over Lendlease’s ‘aggressive tax position’
Lawyers for a former partner of tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills will cease to act for him in his case alleging he was sacked for complaining about client Lendlease’s “aggressive taxation position”. 
Fashion retailer Jeanswest collapses, to close over 90 stores
Clothing brand Jeanswest will close more than 90 stores across the country after being placed in voluntary administration for the second time in five years.
Pepper spray class action claims Victoria police intended to injure protestors
Mid-trial amendments to a class action over Victoria Police use of pepper spray on environmental protesters in 2019 claim officers deployed the spray knowing and intending that it would harm the activists.
Knowmore class action defendant seeks boost from recent declassing decision
The peak body for community legal centres argues a case over alleged cookie cutter legal advice should be stripped of class action status, citing a recent judgment in a case against a Victorian law firm, but a judge noted there may be significant differences. 
PE exec’s case over ‘unhelpfully vague’ termination email may have legs: court
The former director of a private equity firm has been allowed to advance a claim that she was unlawfully booted from the company, after a judge described communication about her firing as "unhelpfully vague".