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‘Passion’ for high-end homes just puffery, but builder on hook for defects: judge
Construction 2025-03-06 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a misleading conduct claim against a builder who professed his “passion” for building high-end homes to a client, but put the builder on the hook for over $1 million in damages for rectification works.

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Bankrupt property developer cops 6-year ban by ASIC
ASIC 2025-03-06 11:01 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Bankrupt property developer and ‘God Made Millionaire’ author Andrew Bodnar has landed himself on the corporate watchdog’s disqualified persons list for the second time.

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Hobbit IP owner loses quest to quash Lord of the Fries trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-05 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The IP holder of the The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has lost its challenge to registration of a trade mark by vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.

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Colloquial use not enough to save Macquarie’s ‘Macbank’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-05 11:12 pm By Andy Sidler

A delegate has ordered the removal of Macquarie’s ‘Macbank’ trade mark, finding no evidence of use in the course of trade despite the moniker being widely used to refer to the bank colloquially.

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4 ways the High Court could go on CFOs
Class Actions 2025-03-04 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

As the High Court hears oral arguments this week on the reach of power to make common fund orders for firms and funders bringing class actions, Lawyerly gives a cheat sheet on what the justices could do.

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Bayer class action wants to know bill for failed case before deciding on appeal
Class Actions 2025-03-04 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiff in an unsuccessful class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device wants to see whether she can avoid paying costs in the case before deciding on whether to appeal the loss.

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ASIC can’t halt Clive Palmer’s case over alleged unlawful examination
White Collar 2025-03-04 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

ASIC has lost its bid to pause the latest case brought by billionaire Clive Palmer, which alleges compulsory examinations that underpinned a criminal case against him were undertaken for an improper purpose. 

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ACCC issues warning as clock ticks on new merger review process
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-03-04 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has issued guidance on the transition to its new mandatory merger control regime, warning businesses to make requests for informal reviews under the old regime soon or risk running out of time.

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Former IRExchange execs charged with misleading ASIC
ASIC 2025-03-04 11:05 pm By Andy Sidler

Three former executives of failed online grocery wholesaler IRExchange have been charged with misleading the corporate cop during an investigation into a capital raising.

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Silk who worked on Murray Darling royal commission elevated to Land and Environment Court
Courts 2025-03-05 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

Accomplished environmental lawyer and author Richard Beasley SC has been appointed to the New South Wales’ Land and Environment Court. The court announced Wednesday that Beasley will be sworn in on 17 March after almost three decades as a practitioner.  NSW Attorney General Michael Daley said that Beasley’s vast experience in environmental law will serve…

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