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Opal Tower builder Icon and structural engineer WSP Structures have been joined as defendants in a class action brought by property owners, who have also added a slew of consumer law claims to the complex proceedings.
Westpac attacks ASIC ‘junk’ insurance case, says customers agreed to take out cover
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Westpac has shot back at a lawsuit brought by ASIC over the selling of alleged poor value insurance products, with the bank saying its customers had agreed to take out the “optional” coverage.
ASIC brings action against shipbuilder Austal over $3.5B US Navy program
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Defence shipbuilder Austal has been hit with regulatory action over market disclosures linked to cost overruns with the company’s $3.5 billion US Navy warship program.
Lockdown class action lawyer can’t lift licence cancellation pending appeal
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A judge has refused an application by banned lawyer Serene Teffaha for a temporary stay of a decision by Victoria’s legal watchdog to strip her of her practising certificate.
Full Court warned sending Epic Games lawsuit against Apple to California would have ‘chilling effect’
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Video game developer Epic Games has asked the Full Federal Court to overturn an “illogical” decision sending its competition lawsuit against Apple to California, saying the move would have a “chilling effect” on the enforcement of Australia’s competition laws.
Detainees can’t rejoin class action after settling claims against NT government
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Two former detainees of youth detention centres in the Northern Territory can’t rejoin a class action against the NT government after settling their claims, despite the “unsatisfactory” circumstances surrounding their exclusion from the proceedings, a judge has found.
Mike Tyson sues Culture Kings over ‘misleading’ T-shirts
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Boxing champion Mike Tyson has sued Australian streetwear company Culture Kings for allegedly selling ‘misleading’ T-shirts featuring his image.
Slater and Gordon’s Kaitlin Ferris ‘walking the walk’ on equitable briefing
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Slater and Gordon principal Kaitlin Ferris leadership prowess extends beyond the world of class actions, with the natural born leader also earning praise for “walking the walk” on equitable briefing and diversity.
‘Uncomfortable’ judge told Ben Roberts-Smith not in relationship with lawyer
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News publisher Fairfax has been accused of attempts to intimidate Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyer in contempt of court by publishing inaccurate media reports that the solicitor is in a romantic relationship with the former soldier, after a judge said the reports had made him “uncomfortable”.
‘Very very messy law’: Government urged to rethink changes to continuous disclosure regime
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The government’s proposed changes to the country’s continuous disclosure regime substitutes a “bright line legal test” with a “very very messy law” that will weaken enforcement and could undermine the integrity of Australia’s capital markets, a Senate committee has heard.