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A judge has refused to force the sale of a Footscray property used for logistics services, estimated to be worth $23 million, saying an agreement by the co-owners to sell it by a deadline could no longer be performed.
India’s Oyo buys rental property manager MadeComfy
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Rental property manager MadeComfy has been acquired by Indian hospitality company Oyo in a deal worth $50 million.
Sydney suburban gym wins $10 in appeal over lease with new owner
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The operator of a gym previously inside a Bankstown RSL club has scored a partial win on appeal against its new landlord, but has only received nominal damages of $10.
Reject Shop defeats bid to retroactively redraw class action, in fight worth tens of millions
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An employment class action against The Reject Shop can redefine group members and amend its claims, but not with retroactive effect that may have exposed the retailer to a case worth tens of millions of dollars.
Judge sends University of Newcastle back to the drawing board with opt out notice
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A judge hearing a class action against the University of Newcastle over engineering degrees that did not provide professional accreditation has refused to sign off on a deficient opt out notice.
X loses Full Court challenge to eSafety Commissioner infringement notice
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An appeals court has thrown out X Corp’s legal challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to corporate predecessor Twitter over child exploitation material monitoring on its platform.
Banksia receiver wants release from new case, gets interim injunction
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The receiver for failed Banksia Securities wants a release from claims stemming from his role, including a case by investors who lost their life savings only to be duped by the class action team that represented them.
Godfrey Hirst wants more discovery in trade secrets case against ex-GC, Piper Alderman
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Carpet supplier Godfrey Hirst wants more discovery to back up its claims that a competitor’s distressed business bounced back after its former general counsel — allegedly aided in part by Piper Alderman — jumped ship along with a senior manager, taking “thousands” of documents.
OpenAI wins challenge to trade mark with ‘GPT’ suffix
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OpenAI has successfully blocked an Australian company’s bid to trade mark the name of an AI immigration service that uses the suffix ‘GPT’.
Transgrid resolves Melbourne BESS contractor’s $11M case over union dispute
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A lawsuit against Transgrid by the winning bidder for a contract to build a substation for the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, which sought $11 million in extra costs and damages for alleged union disruptions, has been settled.