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The owner of a patent for software allowing users to download live television that is suing Foxtel for $12 million has been ordered to cough up $260,000 in security.
King & Wood Mallesons hires merger reform pro from ACCC
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King & Wood Mallesons has made a key hire, luring a competition pro who worked on the ACCC’s merger reform team just months before a new mandatory merger review framework is set to take effect.
MinterEllison lawyers call for apology from Roberts-Smith’s silk
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In their fight against oral subpoenas they say are fishing for broader grounds of appeal, counsel for two MinterEllison lawyers said on Tuesday that a silk acting for Ben Roberts-Smith should apologise for remarks in open court last week.
High Court to hear law firm client’s appeal over interest on costs
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The High Court has agreed to hear an appeal by a doctor who says the law of unjust enrichment entitles him to over $1.4 million in interest on a $900,000 sum that his lawyers repaid to him amid a fight about his legal fees.
Suncorp units, TAL to pay $34M to settle add-on insurance class action
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Two Suncorp units and insurer TAL Life have agreed to pay $34 million to settle a class action over allegedly worthless add-on insurance sold at car dealerships.
Qube takes $70M SOPA spat with Martinus Rail to High Court
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Logistics company Qube wants the High Court to clarify the scope of an adjudicator’s role in determining a contractor’s payment claims under the SOP Act.
Harry Stamoulis in $200M bid for Melbourne office tower
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Property investor Harry Stamoulis is reportedly in talks to buy an office tower on Melbourne’s Collins Street for $200 million.
JDA Hotels scoops up landmark Crystal Palace Hotel
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Sydney’s landmark Crystal Palace Hotel has been sold after 45 years to Feros family-owned JDA Hotels.
KWM-repped Stonepeak acquires major stake in IOR Group
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Infrastructure and real asset investment firm Stonepeak has entered a deal to acquire a 75 per cent interest in Queensland-based commercial fuel and logistics provider IOR Group.
Purchaser of ‘defective’ ACT property loses bid for $5.3M in damages
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A court has awarded only $100 in nominal damages to the owner of a $5 million industrial site in the ACT, despite finding there was cracking in a concrete slab covered by a warranty.