Judge steps down from ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright case

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A judge has recused himself from hearing a dispute over the alleged infringement of the copyright for the disco classic ‘Love Is In the Air’ on the eve of a damages hearing.

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Nine hit with discrimination class action over $30M Palm Island settlement coverage

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Nine Network has been hit with a class action by Indigenous Australians who say the broadcaster’s coverage of a $30 million class action settlement being “rorted” by Palm Islanders was discriminatory and inaccurate.

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Class action against Zurich over faulty apartments gets go-ahead

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A class action against Irish insurer Zurich Insurance Plc by unit owners of the defective New Zealand-based Victopia Apartments can proceed in Australia after the NSW Supreme Court ruled the case could not be filed elsewhere.

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Hungry Jacks in a pickle over weigh-in of McDonald’s Big Mac

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Burger giant Hungry Jack’s has lost its bid to have McDonald’s hand over test results showing the “pre-cooked” weight of its Big Mac beef patties, with a judge finding they were not relevant to whether the rival’s Big Jack burger had 25 per cent “more Aussie beef”.

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Commonwealth to pay $2M to remote Indigenous community in ‘remarkable’ class action settlement

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The federal government will pay $2 million to settle a human rights class action brought by Indigenous Australians from the Ngaanyatjarraku community in Western Australia over allegedly discriminatory requirements for access to social security benefits.

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ASIC takes ‘wolf’ trader Tyson Scholz to court

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched court proceedings against the self-proclaimed ‘wolf’ of the ASX, social media celebrity Tyson Scholz for allegedly providing financial services without a licence.

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$3.4M lawsuit filed over Melbourne’s North East Link Project

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Construction company Delcon Civil is facing a lawsuit by a subcontractor seeking over $3.4 million in damages for alleged breach of contract relating to work on the North East Link project.

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‘Full-blooded’ fight brewing between competing a2 Milk class actions

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A “full-blooded carriage fight” is set down for next year between two competing class actions alleging dairy giant a2 Milk misled shareholders with an overly optimistic prediction of its infant formula sales.

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Deloitte can’t dodge client’s fraud claims, 16 years after alleged conduct

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Accounting giant Deloitte has lost its bid to throw out a former client’s lawsuit alleging negligence and fraud over a failed interposition under tax law that occurred more than 16 years ago.

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