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The Queensland Commissioner of State Revenue has lost an appeal against the Montessori Children’s Foundation after it refused the organisation’s bid to be registered as a charity to avoid property taxes.
Qatar Airways passengers file High Court challenge over strip searches
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Five passengers who were forced off a Qatar Airways flight and strip searched at Doha International Airport have taken their case to the High Court after a finding that Qatar’s aviation authority was immune from the suit.
IG Markets owes $5.5M to client who traded CFDs on ‘test’ market
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Online trading platform IG Markets must pay over $5.5 million in damages to a customer, with a court finding a contract term that purportedly allowed it to reverse transactions made in error was unfair.
High Court won’t hear Corporate Air appeal over payment for stand-by duty
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Aviation company Corporate Air Charter has exhausted its avenues of appeal in a case over pay for pilots on stand-by duty.
Gadens nabs three corporate partners from Allens, Mills Oakley
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Gadens has poached three partners from Allens and Mills Oakley to grow its corporate practice.
Class action law firm not so lucky in second bid for 35% contingency fee
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A judge has cut a 35 per cent contingency fee sought by a law firm running a shareholder class action against Origin Energy, even after a different judge approved the rate in a separate case by the firm.
Plus500 says class action must arbitrate claims over CFDs
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Online trader Plus500 is seeking to stay a class action on behalf of investors who lost money trading in highly leveraged financial products, telling a court the applicant signed an agreement forcing the dispute into arbitration.
Ten attacks Bruce Lehrmann’s ‘perverse’ bid for damages in defamation appeal
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Network Ten has attacked the “perversity” of ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s argument that a judge’s finding that he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins should be overturned because the trial judge did not accept every detail of Higgins’ account.
Master of cheerful persuasion takes seat at the bench
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A “unicorn” silk affectionately nicknamed the Ted Lasso of the Victorian Bar has been appointed to the Supreme Court at the age of 46, capping a rapid rise from commercial practice and class action work.
Macquarie’s car loan class action settlement wins court OK
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A judge has signed off on Macquarie Leasing’s settlement in one of three class actions against lenders over flexible commissions paid to car dealers.