Kahlbetzer family wins $30,000 lawsuit against sacked investment manager

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A court has ordered a consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments to pay a $30,000 judgment for allegedly breaching confidentiality obligations in her contract. 

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BMW’s finance arm secures order against Forum Group for red Ferrari

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The finance arm of luxury car maker BMW has been given the greenlight to repossess a red 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista Coupe purchased by alleged fraudster Bill Papas’ defunct Forum Group.

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Class action wants admissions after Albanese declares ‘climate emergency’

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The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the Morrison government were “woefully inadequate”, a court heard Friday. 

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Booktopia agrees on penalty in ACCC case over ‘misleading’ refund policy

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Booktopia has resolved a case by the consumer regulator alleging the online book retailer’s policy that required customers to request a refund within two business days of purchase was misleading.

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Wrong plaintiff, wrong defendant: Payton Securities unit loses professional negligence case

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Investment manager Payton Securities has lost a bid to recoup claimed losses over $1.4 million stemming from an allegedly negligent property valuation by Bertacco Ferrier, with a judge finding that the company had not retained the valuer and was not a party to the valuation.

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Sleeping Virgin flight attendant’s dismissal harsh and unfair, FWC says

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A long-serving Virgin Australia flight attendant who was found sleeping on the job was unfairly sacked given the length of her employment with the airline, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Seven files ‘urgent’ lawsuit over Commonwealth Games software

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Broadcaster Seven has filed court proceedings against a production firm it partners with to broadcast the Olympic Games for allegedly refusing to hand over software it needs for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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Bayer wants to amend Xarelto patent at centre of Sandoz’s invalidity claim

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German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which is facing a legal bid by generic drug maker Sandoz to invalidate patents covering blood clot drug Xarelto, is seeking to amend one of the patents in dispute.

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Christian Porter loses appeal after silk barred from acting in defamation case

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Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.

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