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Big six firm Allens has bolstered the ranks of its employment and safety practice with the recruitment of partner Samantha Betzien from MinterEllison.
Solicitor’s defamation case against Victoria’s State Revenue Office revived
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A former solicitor at the Victorian state revenue office who was dismissed after alleged sexual harassment and “scandalous staring” has won his appeal in a defamation case against the Victorian government, with the case being sent to a judge for trial.
Parties in aluminium JV locked in court battle over Russian sanctions
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Russian sanctions imposed by former Foreign Affairs Marise Payne have thrown a spanner in the works for an Australia-based international joint venture between the world’s biggest aluminium companies.
Justice is colour-blind: Loss for Nick Scali not indictment on white furniture, says VCAT
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Nick Scali has been ordered to refund a disgruntled customer $1,600 for a white leather chair that discoloured mere months after use.
‘Complicated and difficult’: Court grapples with crowdfunding in Dutton defamation appeal
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A judge has questioned how the court will award costs in refugee activist Shane Bazzi’s successful appeal against coalition leader Peter Dutton, saying crowdfunding for the activist’s legal costs made the issue “complicated and difficult”.
Pitcher Partners wants $127M Twigg family lawsuit heard in Victoria
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Pitcher Partners has filed a bid to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging the accounting firm helped Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.
Property developer Sasha Hopkins to face ASIC grilling
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Embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins will face a compulsory examination by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over the activities of his company A Team Property Group.
Philips Electronics fined $133,200 over deteriorating sleep machines
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Philips Electronics has been fined $133,200 for failing to provide timely notice to the country’s health regulator of deterioration in its sleep machines, after being hit with a class action lawsuit over degrading foam in the devices.
Judge refuses to toss infringement claims over mining tool patents
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WA manufacturer Rock Tool Refurbishment Solutions has lost its bid to throw out patent infringement claims by global mining equipment company CME, with a judge saying he was not satisfied the allegations had no reasonable prospects of success.
Class action by online traders wants CMC on hook for 10 years of losses
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Online trading company CMC has been hit with a class action by investors seeking to recover 10 years’ worth of “significant” losses incurred while trading risky financial products on its mobile and web-based platforms.