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The liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group have appealed a decision that knocked out half its $120 million case against Multiplex, Lendlease and numerous other builders.
Judge frowns on Invisalign’s lawsuit against SmileDirectClub
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Dental aligner maker Invisalign has lost its case accusing competitor SmileDirectClub of misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits
‘Aldi bag of cash’ suit against Holding Redlich heads to mediation
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Holding Redlich has been given a reprieve from putting on a defence in a lawsuit by the NSW Labor Party alleging the law firm was negligent in advice over a $100,000 illegal cash donation delivered in an Aldi shopping bag.
General Mills says price hikes violated Old El Paso agreement
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Consumer food giant General Mills is suing relish maker Baxters, alleging breach of an agreement to manufacture Old El Paso products for sale in Australia.
Courtenay House promoter sentenced over $180M Ponzi scheme
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A former Courtenay House contractor and investment promoter is the latest to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment over an alleged $180 million Ponzi scheme, for which he netted $670,000 in commissions.
‘Don’t even waste my time’: Judge trashes NSW’s bid for messages in music festival class action
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A judge has criticised a bid by the NSW government to access seven months of messages relating to drugs by the lead plaintiff in a class action over allegedly illegal strip searches at a Byron Bay music festival, saying they seemed “wholly irrelevant” to the case.
Downer EDI hit with second shareholder class action over accounting irregularities
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Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a second shareholder class action following revelations of accounting irregularities that sent its share price tumbling.
Class actions pile up over Medibank data breach
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Private health insurer Medibank has been served with a second class action over a data breach exposing the personal details of 10 million customers.
Barrister’s $320,000 bill set aside as appeals court takes ‘purposive approach’ to disclosure rules
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An appeals court has set aside a barrister’s $320,000 bill for a case initially estimated to cost $60,000 in counsel fees, applying a “purposive approach” to the rules governing lawyers’ disclosure obligations.
In class action defence, Apple says App Store commissions the price to pay for innovation
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Apple has denied it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating its App Store in a class action brought over allegedly inflated commissions on certain apps and in-app purchases.