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CrownBet goes on the attack, says Sportsbet’s trade marks must be revoked
In an escalating battle between the online bookmakers, CrownBet has filed a cross claim in a consumer and trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Sportsbet that calls for the cancellation of its rival's trade marks.
AMP denies class members will hit time bar in state court
AMP has slammed arguments that group members in four Federal Court class actions could face a jurisdictional limitation on their claims of disclosure breaches if their cases are transferred to state court, saying no such disadvantage exists.
Group members bound by ‘severely’ limiting Great Southern settlement
Two group members of a resolved class action over managed investment schemes operated by agribusiness Great Southern Group are bound by the settlement deed to repay loans they took out with the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, despite the severe constraints the settlement placed on individual defences, a judge has ruled.
Pain relief for Difflam maker as Reckitt forced to pull lozenge ads
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been ordered by the Federal Court to remove all in-store advertising for its Strepfen throat lozenges after a successful interlocutory application by rival iNova Pharmaceuticals.
Crown sues NSW government to protect Sydney harbour views
Crown Resorts is taking the NSW government to court over development at central Barangaroo that threatens to block its views of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.
Fitch class action can probe rosy ratings of Sigma Finance
The lead applicant in an investor class action against Fitch Ratings will get its hands on internal reports detailing why the agency assigned a Triple A rating to Sigma Finance Corporation ahead of its 2008 collapse, and whether it could have predicted the fall of the $27 billion investment fund. 
Full Court questions restraint against class action lawyers
The Full Federal Court expressed doubts Tuesday about an "unusual" and "heavy handed" order restraining lawyers leading the stayed class actions against GetSwift from advising their clients about whether to opt out of the prevailing action.
Westpac dodges ASIC bid for rogue trader chatter
The corporate watchdog can't get its hands on documents detailing Westpac's disciplinary measures against rogue traders or communications between the employees ahead of a penalty hearing in a case that found the bank attempted to influence the Bank Bill Swap Rate.
Competing class action fix divides firms in ALRC submissions
The "highly-controversial" battles over multiple class actions against AMP and GetSwift are just two cases in a decades-long history of class action proceedings and should not be the basis of any proposals to fix perceived gaps in courts' powers, plaintiffs firm Slater & Gordon said Tuesday.
ASIC to embed corporate cops in big four banks
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will get a $70.1  million boost to fight corporate wrongdoing as part of a funding package that includes a plan to embed ASIC staff in the big four banks and AMP.