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Former King & Wood Mallesons managing partner Stuart Fuller will take the reins of KPMG’s global legal services division, the first Australian at the helm of the Big Four firm’s legal offering.
ACCC drags debt collector Panthera to court for allegedly harassing consumers
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought legal action against debt collector Panthera Finance for alleged harassment, six months after the watchdog secured a $750,000 fine against Australia’s largest debt collector.
Iluka threatens class action dismissal bid amid ongoing funding concerns
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Mineral sands producer Iluka Resources is threatening a dismissal bid in a shareholder class action it has spent $2 million fighting over the past year, amid concerns proposed security could be inadequate and the applicant has still to finalise an agreement with a litigation funder.
Judge not going to take delays in Clive Palmer Twisted Sister copyright case
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Lawyers for Queensland businessman Clive Palmer have apologised to the court for repeated delays in the Twisted Sister music copyright case, blaming the unavailability of experts and the mining magnate’s involvement in the Queensland Nickel liquidation trial for his lateness.
IP Australia stubs out Philip Morris opposition to British American Tobacco e-cig trade mark
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US tobacco giant Philip Morris has failed in its challenge before IP Australia to rival British American Tobacco’s application for a trade mark to be used on its electronic cigarettes.
Apple, Swatch both come up short in latest trade mark fight
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Rival firms Apple Inc and Swatch AG have both failed in their opposition to the other’s trade mark extension application, with a delegate for the trade marks office allowing Apple’s Tick Different and Swatch’s Think Different to proceed to registration in Australia.
ASIC bans celebrity financial adviser Sam Henderson for 3 years after surveillance sting
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Former finance guru and TV personality Sam Henderson has been banned from providing financial services for three years after an ASIC surveillance operation and shock revelations from the banking royal commission that one of his staff members impersonated a Fair Work commissioner.
Radio Rentals class action looking for admissions in AIG insurance claim docs
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The lead applicant in a class action against Radio Rentals wants access to correspondence relating to the appliance leasing company’s insurance coverage with AIG Australia, saying the documents might contain admissions relevant to its case over the company’s allegedly misleading ‘Rent, Try, $1 Buy’ program.
Lendlease faces second shareholder class action after $350M writedown
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Construction giant Lendlease faces a second shareholder class action over market disclosures relating to its underperforming engineering division, and joining the case is one of the biggest public pension funds in the US.
HWL Ebsworth in court to appeal $450,000 unfair dismissal judgment
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Law firm HWL Ebsworth is due in court Wednesday for a hearing in its challenge to a judgment awarding an expelled partner $450,000 in damages for his “irrational and wrong” dismissal.