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Discount grocery giant Aldi has lodged an appeal after a court found its Mamia Baby Puffs copied the look of rival Little Bellies baby snacks.
Shaw and Partners wins suit over fees for $20M capital raising
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Corporate advisory firm Shaw and Partners is entitled to its full fees for working on a $20.5 million capital raising with ASX-listed tech company NetLinkz, a court has found.
How the Big Six law firms rank by pay equity
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Half of the Big Six law firms have made improvements in closing the gender pay gap, according to the latest numbers from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
Dentons settles case by property partner who says chair sent anti-vax email
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Dentons has reached a settlement with a former real estate partner who claims he was forced to resign from the law firm and accused the firm’s Australian chair of sharing an anti-vaccine email.
Judge says prior work with Origin class action firm doesn’t disqualify him
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A judge says his experience working alongside the law firm pursuing an investor class action against Origin Energy prior to his appointment to the bench does not disqualify him from hearing the case.
Carnival settlement a ‘victory’ in class action over bad weather, judge says
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The judge who approved a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival said it should be regarded as a victory that cruise passengers got anything, when the case was pleaded at an “unsustainably high level”.
‘Unsound’: High Court arguments over historic St Kilda Rd property panned
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The valuer general has knocked arguments by developer WSTI Properties in a High Court dispute over a heritage property in Melbourne, saying the contentions are “unavailable and unsound”.
VCAT should have considered Cremorne development’s impact on views, court told
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EPC Pacific is facing a fight after it got the go-ahead from Yarra City Council to build an 11-storey mixed use office building in an inner city Melbourne suburb.
Developer whose plans were upended by Suburban Rail Loop sues lender
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A developer wants declarations that it is not on the hook for $2 million in fees related to a debt facility for a Highett apartment project that was upended by a compulsory acquisition for the Suburban Rail Loop.
Melbourne developer snaps up Footscray site for $40M
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R&F Property has sold a 2.99 hectare vacant site in central Melbourne to a local developer, with an approved development plan for over 1,200 dwellings.