Silk, federal judge appointed to Tasmania Supreme Court

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A top silk and a federal judge have been appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania, filling the vacancies created by the retirement of Chief Justice Alan Blow and the resignation of Justice Gregory Geason.

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NAB super trustee free to use $165M fees ‘as it saw fit’, class action judge says

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In the latest class action loss, a judge has said that $165 million in fees charged to members by NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees was corporate revenue “with which it was free to deal as it saw fit”.

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Coles, Woolworths say price increases were genuine, and so were the discounts

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Hitting back at the regulator’s claims of dodgy sales promotions, Coles and Woolworths say price increases were the result of real cost pressures, and subsequent discounts were not illusory.

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Dentons says former partner’s equity prospects curtailed by own conduct

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A former Dentons property partner claims he lost the opportunity for promotion when he was forced to resign, but the firm argues his own misconduct put paid to his prospects of joining the equity ranks.

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Start-up denies ex-Fortescue employees developed green iron on company dime

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Element Zero has denied claims that three former Fortescue employees, including one executive, misused confidential information and developed a green iron process on the company dime.

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In class action defence, Toyota says ‘defeat device’ used to protect engines

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Toyota has denied a class action’s claims that devices installed in its vehicles were intended to cheat emissions tests, maintaining that they were designed to protect engines from damage.

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Time & Place to redevelop historic Surry Hills building after $110M James Packer-backed sale

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Developer Time & Place has acquired historic Surry Hills building Marlborough House for $110 million with the help of billionaire James Packer’s property investment company NPACT.

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JY Group grabs 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s Warriewood Square

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Law firm Lander & Rogers has advised property investment company JY Group on its successful $135.5 million bid for a 50 per cent stake in Sydney shopping centre Warriewood Square.

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Hamilton Locke loses challenge to Sydney law firm’s trade mark

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Hamilton Locke has lost its opposition to the trade mark of a Sydney law firm, with a delegate finding the firms’ marks were not likely to cause confusion in the legal market.

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