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The number of lawyers involved in a class action against 3A Composites over allegedly combustible cladding is set to balloon, with the German cladding manufacturer lobbing cross-claims against nine different parties.
Court throws out James Ashby’s lawsuit over $4.5M legal bill
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A judge has tossed One Nation chief-of-staff James Ashby’s lawsuit alleging the federal government breached the Fair Work Act by refusing to foot the bill for nearly $4.5 million in legal costs stemming from a dropped sexual harassment case against former House speaker Peter Slipper.
Lorna Jane hit with $5M penalty for misleading COVID-19 activewear claims
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A judge has hit women’s activewear company Lorna Jane with a $5 million penalty for representing to consumers during the height of the coronavirus crisis last year that its activewear would protect them from viruses including COVID-19.
Law firm Levitt Robinson agrees to take down Google ads for Aveo class action
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Law firm Levitt Robinson has agreed to remove a series of Google ads promoting a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group on behalf of residents over changes to the terms on which they could re-sell their units.
Linchpin liquidators get final chance to defend class action
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A judge has given the liquidators of Linchpin Capital a final chance to defend a shareholder class action before judgment is made against the collapsed financial services group and one of its subsidiaries.
Seven launches courtroom battle to save ‘7Now’ trade mark
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Seven Network has filed Federal Court proceedings after convenience store chain 7-Eleven succeeded in having its ‘7NOW’ trade mark removed for non-use.
Google to try its hand at staying Epic Games competition suit after Apple fails
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Google is pressing forward with an application to stay Fortnite game maker Epic Games’ competition lawsuit over its Google Play store terms, despite the Full Court rejecting a similar move by Apple.
Greensill Capital likely insolvent one week before appointing administrators, report says
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Greensill Capital likely became insolvent on March 2, seven days before the Queensland-based financial services firm appointed administrators, the company’s liquidators have revealed.
Former students accuse Victorian high school of ‘unbearable’ racial discrimination
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A group of Jewish and Israeli former students have accused a Victorian secondary school of “breaking (their) soul” and violating their human rights by allowing racially-charged bullying to proliferate in its classrooms.
Sydney man defamed by Fairfax hit-and-run story loses bid to up damages
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An appeals court has thrown out an appeal by a Sydney man who sought greater damages for being incorrectly named in media reports as the driver in a fatal hit-and-run.