Victoria can’t dodge full costs in pepper spray class action, flags appeal

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Victoria may appeal a decision in a class action that found police unlawfully deployed pepper spray at a 2019 protest, a court has heard, as the state loses a bid to avoid the applicant’s full legal costs.

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AFR resolves defamation suit by Bird’s Basement owner

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Nine’s Australian Financial Review has resolved a defamation suit by the owner of Melbourne jazz venue Bird’s Basement over articles about a former employee’s now discontinued suit.

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CIMIC to face non-use cross-claim in suit over Leyton trade mark

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CIMIC faces a cross-claim in its trade mark infringement case against developer Leyton Property, which wants the building giant’s Leighton marks removed from the registry for non-use.

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Coles advertised ‘utterly misleading’ discounts to compete with Woolworths, says ACCC

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Coles changed its marketing policies after being concerned it could not compete with Woolworths, a court has heard on the first day of trial in the consumer regulator’s case over the supermarket’s “utterly misleading” discounts.

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Court welcomes new judge with 200 High Court appearances under belt

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Stephen Donaghue KC has been sworn in as a new judge on the Victorian Court of Appeal, with attendees at a welcome ceremony hearing the former Solicitor-General has so many High Court appearances — close to 200 — that “even AustLii gave up counting”.

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Embattled JLL recruits former EY managing partner as new CEO

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Commercial real estate group JLL has brought on EY’s former clients and industries managing partner to replace its sacked CEO, as it battles litigation on multiple fronts and tries to restore its reputation.

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Judge rejects ‘serious’ accusation against solicitors in building spat

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A judge has allowed the owners of a North Bondi property to tender four expert reports past their due date in a six-year-old building dispute, dismissing Ronca Constructions’ claim that lawyers for the owners had lacked candour.

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Aldi inks 20-year agreement for Charter Hall logistics hub

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Aldi has entered into a 20-year pre-lease agreement with Charter Hall for a 102,000 square metre temperature controlled warehouse in Tarneit, Victoria, and has extended its tenancy at a distribution facility in Queensland by eight years.

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Allied Pinnacle scores partial win in fight over commercial lease

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Allied Pinnacle has partially succeeded in its fight over a commercial lease in Western Sydney, with a judge finding the baked goods supplier did not have to remove its fit out at the conclusion of its lease, but did have to repaint the external walls.

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CIMIC faces cross-claim in trade mark row with Leyton Property

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In response to a trade mark infringement case by CIMIC, developer Leyton Property is bringing a cross-claim that argues the building giant should lose its Leighton marks for non-use.

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