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Dexus tells appeals court judge erred in fight with Macquarie over $1.7B shopping centre
Real Estate 2025-03-31 3:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Dexus property fund has argued that a judge went the “wrong way” in deciding that it was forced to sell its 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s largest suburban shopping centre to Macquarie Retail. 

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Court rejects plea to halt reburial of Indigenous remains
Environment 2025-03-31 11:53 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court bid to bar reburial of the remains of 108 Indigenous people, including the oldest known human remains found in Australia, has been dismissed.

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AUSTRAC wants intel in Entain case kept out of criminal hands
Gaming 2025-03-28 2:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

AUSTRAC has sought to suppress parts of its case against the operator of online gambling sites Ladbrokes and Neds, arguing the information should not get into the hands of criminals. 

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Nine data breach exposes details of 16,000 masthead readers
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-03-28 11:30 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The personal information of 16,000 Nine newspaper subscribers has been exposed in a data breach that affected all three of the publisher’s major mastheads.

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Use AI responsibly, says Federal Court’s top judge
Courts 2025-03-28 3:35 pm By Sam Matthews

The Federal Court’s Chief Justice has flagged a consultation process ahead of finalising a position on the use of artificial intelligence, telling lawyers to use it “in a responsible way” in the meantime.

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ANZ class action judge issues warning to third-party claim aggregators
Class Actions 2025-03-27 4:48 pm By Sam Matthews

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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COVID-19 quarantine class action should be tossed for ‘fabricated jurisdiction’, court told
Class Actions 2025-03-27 5:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Lord of all trade mark battles goes to Federal Court
Intellectual Property 2025-03-27 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Senator Jacinta Price drops two defences in Land Council CEO’s case
Defamation 2025-03-27 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

NT Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has dropped two defences in defamation proceedings levelled against her by Central Land Council CEO Lesley Turner.

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Neometals defeats whistleblower case over Mercedes-Benz battery JV
Corporate 2025-03-27 11:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Lithium-ion battery recycling company Neometals has defeated a whistleblower suit by a former executive who made a raft of allegations, including IP theft, against its joint venture partner on a project to supply a battery recycling plant to Mercedes-Benz.

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