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A senior partner at Jones Day and member of the advisory committee to the Australian Law Reform Commission has been appointed Westpac’s new group general counsel.
Little River Band sues record label over alleged Spotify hack
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Iconic Australian rock band Little River Band has filed a lawsuit against an Adelaide-based record label, in the latest chapter of a long and sordid trademark dispute between current and former band members.
Settlement reached in Takata airbags class actions
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Six of the world’s largest car makers have agreed to settle class actions accusing them of selling cars with deadly Takata airbags.
Gilbert + Tobin IP litigator Natalie Zwar hits the right notes in music, and in law
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Although she planned a career as a professional flautist, the law is where Gilbert + Tobin’s Natalie Zwar ended up, using her talent and love of music to build a successful practice in cutting-edge intellectual property litigation.
Negligence claims in COVID-19 class actions should be axed, aged care providers tell court
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Two Melbourne-based aged care providers want negligence claims that are unrelated to COVID-19 removed from class actions over their handling of the pandemic, in a move that may exclude a “very large number” of group members from the proceedings.
Tabcorp suing ATO over $538M in deductions
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Tabcorp and its Tatts unit have filed three proceedings against the ATO this year, with the gambling giants asking the court to allow a total of $538 million in deductions for gambling licences in three states over three financial years.
ASIC wants Allianz to pay $1.5M penalty for travel insurance sold on Expedia
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ASIC is seeking $1.5 million in penalties against insurers Allianz and AWP after they admitted to misleading or deceiving the public by selling travel insurance to ineligible customers through three Expedia-owned websites.
ACCC frowns on Smile Direct’s health care coverage claims
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken legal action against international dental care company Smile Direct Club for allegedly misleading tens of thousands of consumers with claims they would be eligible for private health insurance coverage for their aligner teeth straighteners.
Law firms reverse course on novel alternative to beauty parade in Allianz class actions
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Two law firms running competing class actions against insurance giant Allianz have dropped a plan to resolve the duplication by jointly running just one of the cases, opting for consolidation instead.
Macpherson Kelley welcomes commercial lawyer from Piper Alderman
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Law firm Macpherson Kelley has lured a highly experienced lawyer from rival firm Piper Alderman to join its group of “straight talking” and award-winning practitioners in Sydney.