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The High Court has found a 15 per cent ‘backpacker tax’ imposed on holders of Australian working holiday visas violates a double taxation agreement between Australia and the UK.
Worthy class actions may never see light of day if reform bill passes
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If enacted, the latest class action reform bill before federal parliament will significantly alter the conduct and the outcomes of group litigation across all courts of Australia, and affect access to justice by creating a risk that worthy class actions won’t run, say Law Council of Australia class action committee members Lachlan Armstrong QC and Dr Peter Cashman.
Fees for no service class action must clarify ‘serious allegations’ against AMP
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A judge has ordered a class action against AMP to provide more detail in its case accusing the financial services firm of failing to disclose information to shareholders about allegedly misleading ASIC and charging clients fees for no service.
Beetaloo gas exploration was approved to ‘stymie’ climate change case, judge told
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The Morrison government decision’s to enter into a contract with a subsidiary of Empire Energy for gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin was an effort to “stymie” climate change litigation brought against the federal resources minister, a court has heard.
Holders of Aussie cryptocurrency Qoin threaten class action
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An issuer of Gold Coast-based cryptocurrency Qoin may be hit with a class action by investors claiming it is a “token of no utility”.
Is it infringement if no one saw it? Hells Angels, Redbubble TM case to raise novel issue
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A novel issue of liability has been raised in a trademark dispute between Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation and Redbubble, with the online retailer claiming a trade mark cannot be infringed if the trade mark owner is the only person to witness the alleged infringement.
a2 Milk loses trade mark fight against Mead Johnson Nutrition
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The a2 Milk Company is paying the price for its descriptive trade name, unsuccessfully opposing registration of a trademark for Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary’s milk-based product, AII.
Spruson & Ferguson, Shelston IP merge to create intellectual property powerhouse
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Spruson & Ferguson and Shelston IP have merged to create Australia’s largest intellectual property law firm, with a 200-strong workforce and more than 160 years of combined experience.
ASIC takes digital lender Ferratum to court for overcharging borrowers
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accused Finnish microloan company Ferratum of overcharging vulnerable, low-income consumers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
BlueScope meeting made distributor ‘extremely uncomfortable’, ACCC tells court
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BlueScope general manager Jason Ellis made executives of a steel distributor “extremely uncomfortable” in a meeting where he presented the steel giant’s price list, a court hearing the ACCC’s price-fixing case was told Monday.