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Administrators for The PAS Group have failed in their bid to have almost $1.4M in rent declared an unsecured debt in the event the fashion retailer goes into liquidation amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron pleads not guilty to disclosure charges
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Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has pleaded not gulty to two charges stemming from an alleged failure to disclose her stake in the organic baby food company.
Norbrook appeals approval of Bayer’s animal antiseptic patent
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Veterinary pharmaceutical company Norbrook Laboratories has filed court proceedings after a delegate of IP Australia tossed its opposition to a patent by Bayer New Zealand for a bovine antiseptic treatment.
‘Regulatory vacuum’ means no funded class actions for a year, inquiry told
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An Australian litigation funder has warned a parliamentary inquiry into class actions that there is unlikely to be any funded class actions filed for up to 12 months, with new laws, set to take effect from August 22, creating a “regulatory vacuum”.
ACCC denies acting on JPMorgan advice when sending cartel case to CDPP
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A senior officer from the ACCC has rejected claims that the regulator took legal advice from immunity applicant JPMorgan before launching its high profile criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank.
AMP’s life insurance arm hit with class action over ‘inflated’ insurance policies
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AMP Life has been hit with a class action alleging its financial representatives pushed inflated insurance policies onto 100,000 customers while knowing that better policies could be found through other providers.
Ruby Princess passengers file class action over coronavirus outbreak
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Shine Lawyers has brought a class action in the Federal Court against cruise operators Carnival and Princess Cruise Lines over their handling of a deadly coronavirus outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship that is linked to at least 20 deaths.
WorkSafe investigating HWL Ebsworth after COVID-19 outbreak
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HWL Ebsworth, the law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, is facing an investigation by WorkSafe that could result in criminal charges for breaches of workplace health and safety laws.
Law firm doesn’t have to hand over client files for potential class action
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A national law firm has dodged an application for access to the files of its current and former clients brought by lawyers investigating a possible class action over allegedly excessive legal costs in personal injury litigation.
ACCC accused of ‘slapdash’ decision to charge Deutsche Bank exec in ANZ cartel case
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A former high-ranking Deutsche Bank executive charged with involvement in an alleged cartel agreement relating to a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement claims he was dragged into the case becaused of the “incredibly slapdash” methods of the ACCC.