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Mineral Resources, Chris Ellison hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2025-04-02 10:25 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Mineral Resources and founder Chris Ellison have been hit with a shareholder class action over alleged disclosure failures related to transactions with a company Ellison owned.

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Zip hopes High Court buys honest concurrent use defence in high-stakes trade mark suit
Intellectual Property 2025-04-02 11:01 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Buy now, pay later giant Zip will ask the High Court to throw out a ruling that found it infringed mortgage provider Firstmac’s ‘Zip’ trade mark and barred it from using the name in Australia.

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Star in talks with Balley’s as refinancing deal falls through
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-04-02 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Star is on the brink of collapse again after a potential $940 million refinancing deal with Salter Brothers fell through, with the embattled casino operator continuing to mull an offer by US casino operator Balley.

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AVID Property to swallow AVJennings in $365M buyout
Real Estate 2025-04-01 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Property group AVJennings has accepted a trimmed $365 million takeover offer from private equity-backed AVID Property after failing to receive a binding offer from Singaporean developer Ho Bee Land.

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Albanese government to ban supermarket price-gouging
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-03-31 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Albanese government has vowed to ban price-gouging by supermarkets if reelected, despite the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s supermarkets inquiry finding no evidence of excessive pricing.

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Domain to recommend shareholders approve $2.8B CoStar acquisition
Real Estate 2025-03-31 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Domain has announced it will recommend shareholders vote to approve a takeover by US real estate company CoStar that values the real estate listing site at $2.8 billion.

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HSF advises government-owned green bank on $160M real estate investment
Construction 2025-03-31 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised government-owned green bank the Clean Energy Finance Corporation on its $160 million co-investment in sustainable construction projects.

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Lord of all trade mark battles goes to Federal Court
Intellectual Property 2025-03-27 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The IP rights holder of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings franchises has appealed its loss in a trade mark battle with vegan burger chain Lord of the Fries.

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Slater & Gordon refers former employee to police over email with salary data
Business of Law 2025-03-25 1:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater & Gordon suspects a former employee who knew its security protocols sent a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data last month and has referred the findings of its investigation to Victoria Police.

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Brisbane to build 63,000-seat stadium for Olympic Games
Construction 2025-03-25 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Queensland government will build a new $3.8 billion 63,000-seat stadium in Brisbane’s Victoria Park to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2032 Olympic Games. 

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