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Climate investment firm Wollemi beats Tesla CEO’s trade mark opposition
Intellectual Property 2024-06-17 11:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

CBA-backed climate venture capital firm Wollemi has defeated a challenge by Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm’s family office to registering its name as a trade mark, with a delegate finding the family’s private investment vehicle of the same name did not use the mark in trade or commerce.

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Former Cranbrook teacher sues after student allegedly blackmailed her for nude photos
Employment 2024-06-13 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former maths teacher at exclusive Sydney school Cranbrook who alleges she was blackmailed by a student has filed proceedings alleging breaches of the Fair Work Act by her former employer.

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Ashurst adds two partners to Perth team
Business of Law 2024-06-13 3:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ashurst has lured two partners from competing firms to join its Perth office, bolstering its restructuring and investigations offerings for clients in the energy sector.

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Clyde & Co sued by liquidator of collapsed hotel quarantine security firm
Business of Law 2024-06-12 11:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The liquidator of a security firm that collapsed after being sued over Victoria’s hotel quarantine debacle has taken the firm’s former lawyers, Clyde & Co, to court.

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Report calls for stricter oversight of consulting firms in wake of PwC tax scandal
Policy and Regulation 2024-06-12 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Senate report into the government’s use of consultants, launched in the wake of PwC’s leak of confidential Treasury information, has recommended an inquiry into whether partnerships should be subject to the same regulations as corporations and again called on PwC to release the names of all those involved in the leak of confidential government information.

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Climate activist firm takes NAB to court
Climate change 2024-06-07 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A law firm that has gone after major banks and the federal government over their climate exposure has trained its sight on the National Australia Bank.

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End of the road for Hells Angels in fight for damages against Redbubble
Intellectual Property 2024-06-06 11:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined to step in after Hells Angels’ award of $78,000 in damages for online marketplace Redbubble’s infringement of its trade marks was slashed to just $100, bringing to an end an IP fight that has stretched on for nearly a decade.

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High Court won’t take up Clive Palmer’s challenge to criminal charges
High Court 2024-06-06 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court will not hear mining magnate Clive Palmer’s challenge to a court’s finding that lawsuits he brought challenging two criminal cases against him over a takeover bid and alleged payments to his political party were an abuse of process and should be stayed.

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Kennedys raids Clyde & Co’s insurance team
Business of Law 2024-06-03 11:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kennedys has lured a team of 16 from Clyde & Co, including three partners, to bolster its insurance practice group, the latest raid on its rival firm.

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IAG hit with class action over ‘misleading’ loyalty discounts
Class Actions 2024-05-28 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two units of insurer IAG have been hit with a class action for allegedly misleading hundreds of thousands of home owners insurance customers about loyalty discounts.

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