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MP Emma Husar can claim Buzzfeed article implied she’s a ‘slut’
Defamation 2018-12-21 10:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

Online news publisher Buzzfeed will have to defend an allegation by Labor MP Emma Husar that an article it published implied she’s a “slut”, despite never actually using the word to describe the politician.

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Ethicon wants class closure order in pelvic mesh case
Class Actions 2018-12-21 9:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon is seeking a class closure order in the pelvic mesh class action, as the company prepares to enter mediation.

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NSW Ports pans ACCC for ‘vague’ competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-20 2:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

NSW Ports has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for expecting the company to file a defence to the regulator’s allegations of anti-competitive conduct from a concise statement it panned as “vague”.

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Lead applicant socked with costs of Banksia class member’s appeal
Appeals 2018-12-19 9:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The lead applicant in a class action over the failure of Banksia Securities is on the hook for paying the legal costs of a class member who successfully challenged the funder’s cut of a $64 million settlement in the case.

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Telstra loses challenge to ‘Empires end’ ad ruling
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-18 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has lost an appeal of a ruling that rival Optus’ “Empires End” advertising campaign was not misleading or deceptive.

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MFS execs lose appeal over $147.5M in misused funds
Financial Services 2018-12-18 5:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Three former executives of failed Gold Coast finance company MFS Group have lost their challenge to a ruling that they misappropriated $147.5 million in funds prior to the company’s collapse.

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Court approves $6.7M settlement in MacMahon class action
Class Actions 2018-12-12 4:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has signed off on a $6.7 million settlement in a shareholder class action against mining firm MacMahon Holdings that will see group members get $2.4 million, or 35 per cent, of the total sum.

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Maurice Blackburn may get $5.8M in $16.4M Cash Converters settlement
Class Actions 2018-12-10 9:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Maurice Blackburn stands to walk away with $5.8 million for its work on a consumer class action against Cash Converters that resulted in a $16.4 million settlement.

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Contractors may be dragged into Sydney light rail class action
Class Actions 2018-12-07 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

The NSW Government is mulling cross-claims against construction firms ALTRAC and Acciona in a class action alleging the government failed to minimise disruptions from the Sydney light rail project.

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Queensland flood class can add evidence after ‘trial by ambush’
Class Actions 2018-12-04 1:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge overseeing the marathon hearing in the class action over the 2011 Queensland floods has allowed the lead applicant to submit further evidence after it claimed defendant Seqwater engaged in “trial by ambush”.

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