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Sydney suburban gym wins $10 in appeal over lease with new owner
Real Estate 2025-08-04 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The operator of a gym previously inside a Bankstown RSL club has scored a partial win on appeal against its new landlord, but has only received nominal damages of $10. 

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Reject Shop defeats bid to retroactively redraw class action, in fight worth tens of millions
Employment 2025-08-01 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

An employment class action against The Reject Shop can redefine group members and amend its claims, but not with retroactive effect that may have exposed the retailer to a case worth tens of millions of dollars.

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Judge sends University of Newcastle back to the drawing board with opt out notice
Class Actions 2025-08-01 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge hearing a class action against the University of Newcastle over engineering degrees that did not provide professional accreditation has refused to sign off on a deficient opt out notice. 

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Banksia receiver wants release from new case, gets interim injunction
Class Actions 2025-07-31 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

The receiver for failed Banksia Securities wants a release from claims stemming from his role, including a case by investors who lost their life savings only to be duped by the class action team that represented them.

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Godfrey Hirst wants more discovery in trade secrets case against ex-GC, Piper Alderman
Intellectual Property 2025-07-31 11:53 pm By Andy Sidler

Carpet supplier Godfrey Hirst wants more discovery to back up its claims that a competitor’s distressed business bounced back after its former general counsel — allegedly aided in part by Piper Alderman — jumped ship along with a senior manager, taking “thousands” of documents.

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OpenAI wins challenge to trade mark with ‘GPT’ suffix
Intellectual Property 2025-07-31 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

OpenAI has successfully blocked an Australian company’s bid to trade mark the name of an AI immigration service that uses the suffix ‘GPT’.

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Charter Hall can respond to Pitt St developer’s reply evidence in $100M suit
Construction 2025-08-01 11:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed Charter Hall to respond to developer Pro-Invest’s expert evidence in a case claiming $100 million in damages for the lost opportunity to build a 26-storey hotel in the Sydney CBD. 

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Solicitor beats appeal in negligence case over rescinded property sale
Real Estate 2025-08-01 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has declined to revive a negligence case against a solicitor accused by a former client of failing to advise him on key clauses in a rescinded $1.7 million sale contract.

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Mayne Pharma flags late evidence concerns in suit over $672M Cosette merger
Healthcare 2025-07-31 11:56 pm By Andy Sidler

Mayne Pharma has said it may seek to shut out US drug maker Cosette’s expert evidence in proceedings over the purported termination of their $672 million merger.

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PE firm Goldstone can’t appeal oppression ruling before damages
Financial Services 2025-07-31 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has lost its bid to lodge an appeal before damages are determined, after a judge found  it invalidly terminated its managing director’s employment for standing in the way of a deal with her business partner’s son.

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