Child removal class actions against Queensland get OK to amend cases

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Two discrimination class actions against Queensland over the removal of Indigenous children from their homes can amend their cases to address the state’s complaint that they fail to link the removals with the plaintiffs’ race.

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Judge who acted in ‘hot contest’ shouldn’t hear Greensill case, court told

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Greensill has a “clear case” for recusal of a judge poised to hear cases over its $1.7 billion collapse, who previously acted as senior counsel for insurer Marsh in a satellite dispute.

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ASIC, Noumi privilege win gives comfort to companies mulling VDAs

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A finding that Noumi’s production of a PwC report to ASIC didn’t constitute waiver of privilege provides clarity that voluntary disclosure agreements can protect confidential information, but care must still be taken, lawyers say.

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Cantarella loses bid to revive ‘Oro’ trade mark

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The Full Court has poured cold water on Vittoria Cantarella’s hopes of reviving its ‘Oro’ trade marks, finding a judge did not err in concluding the marks were already used by another coffee maker.

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Seven, reporter win strike-out bid in AFL player’s defamation case

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Seven can strike out part of West Coast Eagles player Jack Darling’s suit alleging it was the ‘publisher’ of allegedly defamatory articles in The West Australian that accused him of being anti-vax.

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Spat over Fonterra’s Australian departure lands Bega in court

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Cheese company Bega has landed itself in court over concerns Fonterra’s divestment of its Australian dairy business will infringe on a longstanding trade mark licence.

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Epiroc resolves feud with Rio Tinto unit over drilling patent

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BHP and mining equipment company Epiroc Australia have resolved a lawsuit by Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources over a patent for an autonomous drilling system.

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Carnival wins approval of settlement in P&O ‘cruise from hell’ class action

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A court has signed off on a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival over a seven-day South Pacific voyage that sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.

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AAI class action trial delayed as firm waits for $1.7M bank guarantee

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Trial in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over add-on insurance has been delayed as Maurice Blackburn works to secure a NAB bank guarantee to satisfy a $1.7 million security for costs order.

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