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An insurer has failed in a bid to appeal to the High Court a case it said had implications for competition in the market for lawyers professional indemnity insurance in NSW.
University of Melbourne to backpay $72M to underpaid staff
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The University of Melbourne will backpay $72 million to 25,000 academics who were paid on a ‘words-per-hour’ or ‘time-per-student’ basis, a practice it now acknowledges was unlawful.
‘Stupidity’ needed to confuse deli’s logo with Mercato Centrale TM: court
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An appeal by a family-owned Adelaide deli in a trade mark fight with an Italian food hall in Melbourne has fallen flat.
Court finds insurer does not have to cover underpayment claims
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A court has found insurer Lloyds of London does not have to indemnify real estate agent Attree for underpayment claims by employees.
MLC Super class action settles for $64.25M
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A class action on behalf of 330,000 super members has settled against the trustees of the MLC Super fund, just days after another superannuation class action flopped.
Charter Hall executes record $3.3B in green loans for office fund
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Property investment giant Charter Hall Group has completed one of the largest green loan transactions in Australia’s real estate sector, securing $3.35 billion in green loan facilities for its office building fund.
Federal Court gets boost with eight new appointments to the bench
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A Supreme Court judge, a university head, a competition law specialist and a defamation expert are among eight new appointments to the Federal Court announced Friday.
Clients of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick settle class action
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A class action brought by former clients of Melissa Caddick, who were defrauded out of $23 million, have settled their claims against a group of SMSF auditors.
The Iconic accuses Shein of infringing ‘Dazie’ trade mark
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Online retailer The Iconic has taken Chinese fast fashion giant Shein to court for allegedly infringing the trade mark for its ‘Dazie’ brand with the company’s ‘Dazy’ clothing line.
Ex-MP Andrew Laming’s appeal over Facebook fine to be heard by High Court
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The High Court will hear former Liberal MP Andrew Laming’s challenge to a $40,000 fine he copped for failing to disclose his authorship of three politically-motivated Facebook posts.