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A judge has allowed a class action against CBA and its former wealth management arm Colonial First State to add claims based on a novel theory of corporate responsibility that has implications for companies’ use of AI.
Real estate listings giant REA accuses rival Domain of scraping its data
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News Corp-owned REA Group has sued rival real estate portal Domain, accusing its main competitor of infringing the copyright it owns in property photos and floor plans.
Allergan hit with class action over breast implants linked to cancer
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US drug company Allergan is facing a class action on behalf of women implanted with textured breast implants that were recalled after they were linked to a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Bayer launches High Court appeal to revive Xarelto patents
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Bayer has filed a High Court challenge to a decision that invalidated its patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto, saying it would adversely affect drug research and development.
‘Replete with error’: Firm fights $5.4M security order in Macquarie class action
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A law firm is challenging an order that it pay $5.4 million in a class action against Macquarie Leasing as security for the lender’s costs, saying concerns about its borrowing capacity were “theoretical and speculative.”
ATO understaffing to blame for tax dispute escalation, says new Dentons partner
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Dentons has nabbed former Hamilton Locke tax disputes partner Damien Bourke, who wants to build up the team aggressively and nominated ATO understaffing as a pressing issue.
Aurizon’s Flinders Logistics buy wins ACCC nod after deal restructure
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Rail freight operator Aurizon has secured ACCC clearance for its proposed acquisition of stevedoring business Flinders Logistics after restructuring the deal.
ACCC accuses Webjet of misleading customers about flight prices, bookings
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Online travel booking site Webjet has been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading consumers about flight prices and bookings.
Firm fees, funder’s cut slashed in $180M stolen wages class action settlement
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A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm’s fees and funder’s commission.
Clayton Utz got biggest slice of government’s $600M legal spend
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The federal government spent more than $600 million on private law firms in 2022-23, and Clayton Utz was the firm the government turned to the most.