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Bickfords squeezes out Frucor’s ‘Real McCoy’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-01-26 9:28 am By Cindy Cameronne

Australian beverage company Bickfords, which makes ‘Real McCoy’ whiskey mixed drinks, has successfully opposed rival drink maker Frucor Suntory’s bid to trade mark the same name for a fruit juice product, with an IP Australia delegate finding the beverages were similar.

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Qube can draw on $7M in spat with Martinus over interstate rail project
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-01-26 3:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Martinus Rail cant stop logistics company Qube from calling on $7 million in bank guarantees as part of a dispute over the construction of the Moorebank Interstate Intermodal terminal and rail project, after a judge rejected the argument that drawing on the funds would contravene the Security of Payment Act.

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Enough already! Greed, hubris and indifference in the time of Banksia
Opinion 2024-01-26 10:22 am By Editor

In the appeal that uncovered the Banksia class action scam I was a lawyer for – and the son of – the group member who dared to object to the $64 million settlement. What followed came to be known as the darkest chapter in Victoria’s legal history, but have we really learned our lesson?

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Class action filed over Victoria’s public housing demolition plan
Class Actions 2024-01-25 4:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Victorian government faces a class action over its decision to redevelop Melbourne’s high-rise public housing towers, with lawyers for residents calling on the state to reconsider the plan.

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AFL hit with racial vilification suit by former player
Sports 2024-01-25 3:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former professional footy player has taken the Australian Football League to court, claiming it is liable for alleged racial vilification and abuse by a coach in 1997, just months after the league was hit with a class action accusing it of racism and discrimination.

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ACCC launches year-long probe into supermarket prices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-01-25 10:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will conduct a one-year inquiry into supermarket pricing and competition amid concerns by consumers.

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Canberra developers can’t muzzle ASIC over disqualification
Real Estate 2024-01-25 10:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two former directors of a Canberra property development group have lost their bid to bar ASIC from announcing their disqualification, with a tribunal finding this would keep financiers and creditors “in the dark” and make the market less transparent.

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Employee unfairly dismissed for working from home, says FWC
Employment 2024-01-24 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An e-commerce company did not have a valid reason for dismissing an employee who worked from home on a mandatory in-office day and must pay him $26,496 in compensation, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Mills Oakley hit with negligence suit by former client
Professional Negligence 2024-01-24 1:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former client has sued Mills Oakley and a Victorian law firm alleging they were negligent while advising on a property transaction with his parents that did not go through. 

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Telstra sued for $45M over mobile services contract
New lawsuit 2024-01-24 10:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kingfisher Mobile, which provides mobile services to Telstra customers, has taken the telecommunications giant to court for allegedly breached its contractual obligations when it engaged a new provider to take over from Kingfisher.

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