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A fight over a global privilege claim by Noumi has been foreshadowed in a consolidated shareholder class action against the food company, formerly Freedom Foods.
Forum Finance director failed to disclose $150,000 in assets to court
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Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero has been caught out for failing to declare over $150,000 to the court, as he took the stand to defend evidence given about his financial position in Westpac’s fraud case against him.
Redbubble found liable again for infringing Hells Angels trade marks
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T-shirts and face masks sold on Redbubble violate Hells Angels’ trademarks, a judge has found, banning the online marketplace from further sales of infringing products and awarding damages to the motorcycle group.
Grocon CEO Daniel Grollo sued by BOQ over $12M home loan
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His property development empire was saved from liquidation, but Daniel Grollo is still being hounded by creditors, with Bank of Queensland suing the Grocon CEO for the outstanding balance on a $12 million home loan.
Izuzu targeted in class action investigation over allegedly defective utes
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The law firm whose probe into allegedly defective diesel particulate filters in Toyota cars has led to a verdict worth as much as $2 billion against the car maker has launched a class action investigation into diesel particulate filter issues with two models of Isuzu utes.
Climate change class action urgent given ‘what is at stake’, judge says
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A judge has put a climate change class action on behalf of Torres Strait Islanders on a tight timetable and committed herself to handing down judgment soon after trial, saying the case was one of “considerable urgency”.
New laws needed to protect Indigenous cultural IP: report
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The Productivity Commission has called for new laws that would allow traditional owners to take legal action when their cultural property is used without permission in the $250 million Aboriginal arts and crafts industry.
Nuix slams class action carriage agreement as ‘anti-competitive’
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Shine and Phi Finney McDonald’s fallback plan to cooperatively run a class action against Nuix has come under fire, with the technology company urging the court to make the two firms compete against one another for sole carriage.
‘We can make a really strong case’: ANZ hopeful of ACCC approval for $4.9B Suncorp buy
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ANZ is optimistic its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of insurer Suncorp’s banking unit will be cleared by the competition regulator, and is counting on the public benefits of the merger to win approval.
Barristers’ clerk with COVID-19 was fired for working from home: lawsuit
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A Melbourne-based barristers’ clerk has filed a lawsuit alleging her employment was terminated after she asked to work from home to manage her disability and was absent from work due to COVID-19 complications.