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Dan Murphy’s owner wins ACCC blessing for Beachfront Hotel acquisition
Food and Beverage 2022-12-23 8:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to Endeavour Group’s acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel north of Darwin after the Dan Murphy’s owner agreed to divest a nearby bottle shop.

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Ex-Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen defeats insider trading charges
White Collar 2022-12-23 2:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Insider trading charges against former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen have been discharged, fifteen months after they were brought.

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Holding Redlich sued over ‘negligent’ advice on ‘Aldi bag of cash’
Professional Negligence 2022-12-22 4:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firm Holding Redlich has been sued by the NSW Labor Party for allegedly providing negligent advice on $100,000 in illegal political donations delivered in an Aldi bag and the ICAC investigation that followed, setting the party back $1.8 million in legal costs.

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Pokemon wins injunction against augmented reality game, NFTs
Intellectual Property 2022-12-22 5:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted the Pokemon Company’s request for a temporary injunction restraining an Australian business from developing an augmented reality game featuring its popular Pokemon characters and selling related NFTs.Ā 

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Lawyerly holiday publishing schedule
Holiday Schedule 2022-12-22 10:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyerly will be closed from December 26 until January 9.

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ACMA slams ABC over Four Corners report ‘Fox and the Big Lie’
Media 2022-12-21 6:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The communications regulator has found an ABC Four Corners report on the role Fox News played in perpetuating the lie that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen breached the accuracy and fair and honest dealing requirements in its Code of Practice.

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‘Disastrous’ GetSwift class action settlement revised down to $1M
Class Actions 2022-12-20 4:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A $1.5 million class action settlement against failed logistics provider GetSwift, which a judge termed a “disaster”, has been revised down to $1 million and may face a liquidators’ challenge that could see a group members recover nothing.

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AVZ Minerals may face class action over lithium project disclosures
Securities 2022-12-20 9:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Lithium prospectingĀ  company AVZ Minerals is facing a potential class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about its ownership rights to its flagship lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Ā 

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Finder Wallet taken to court by ASIC over ‘unlicensed’ crypto product
Financial Services 2022-12-15 5:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has filed a lawsuit against Finder Wallet, a subsidiary of comparison website Finder.com, alleging the company breached various requirements in relation to its crypto product Finder Earn.

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High Court won’t hear appeal by payday lenders Cigno, BHF
High Court 2022-12-15 8:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court won’t hear an appeal by payday loan providers Cigna and BHF seeking to challenge a Full Court judgment that found they can’t dodge the obligations contained in the National Credit Code through their lending model.

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