ACCC to seek $4M in refunds for Jump! swim school franchisees

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will seek more than $4 million in refunds plus penalties when it takes the troubled operator of the Jump! Swim School franchise and its top executive to court for alleged violations of the Australian Consumer Law.

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Settlement reached in recycling plant fire class action

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A settlement has been reached in a class action brought on behalf of individuals and businesses that allegedly suffered loss or injury from a 2017 fire at the Coolaroo recycling plant in Victoria.

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ASIC loses market manipulation case against NAB contractor Whitebox

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lost its market manipulation action against Whitebox Trading and its director Johannes Boshoff, with the court finding it was “practically impossible” that any of the trades at the centre of the case were made for an illegitimate purpose.

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Copyright Tribunal overstepped with amended Foxtel licence, says Full Court

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The Copyright Tribunal erred by including rights in a reissued Foxtel licence agreement that fell outside the authority of the licence grant holder, the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia, the Full Federal Court has found.

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NSW Ports weighs stay bid in competition case as it battles similar ACCC proceedings

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A second competition lawsuit brought against NSW Ports could be stayed or consolidated with a case launched by the competition regulator over an agreement to privatise Port Botany and Port Kembla, a court heard Tuesday.

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Cricket great Sachin Tendulkar sues Aussie bat maker for unauthorized use of image

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India’s God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar is suing Australian bat maker Spartan Sports, accusing the company of failing to pay him $2.87 million under a licensing deal and continuing to use his image after he terminated the agreement.

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East Timor tries again to shut down case over $328M fuel supply contract

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The government of East Timor will appeal a Victorian Supreme Court judgment dismissing its application to throw out a case brought by oil and gas firm Lighthouse Corporation over a failed fuel supply agreement.

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Lottoland sues ACMA after jackpot betting services ruled unlawful

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Lottoland has commenced proceedings against the Australian Communications and Media Authority, after the watchdog found that the lottery website’s jackpot betting services, including US Millions and US Power, had breached Australian gambling laws.

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Sydney law firm to countersue ex-clients in dispute over $4.45M Westpac settlement offer

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A Sydney-based law firm is planning to file a cross-claim seeking legal costs from five former clients it represented in an employment lawsuit against Westpac, who are accusing the firm of negligence in rejecting a $4.45 million settlement offer.

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Privilege not waived by Allens lawyer’s inadvertent disclosure, court says

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A court has ordered the plaintiffs in a coal mine development contract dispute to destroy unredacted copies of privileged legal advice that were inadvertently disclosed by a solicitor for Allens, which was acting for the other side.

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