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Negligence case against Malouf Solicitors over ‘doomed to fail’ cases thrown out
Professional Negligence 2024-07-23 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A medical imaging company has lost its negligence case alleging Malouf Solicitors failed to advise it that its defences in District Court proceedings were doomed to fail, with a judge finding the company’s executives were informed of the risks of defending the case.

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Insignia Financial unit fined $10.7M for alleged super breaches
Financial Services 2024-07-22 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A unit of Insignia Financial, formerly IOOF, has paid $10.7 million in infringement notices for allegedly failing to put members’ default superannuation contributions into MySuper products.

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Crocs settles suit against Mosaic Brands over knockoff shoes
Intellectual Property 2024-07-18 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US footwear giant Crocs has reached a settlement with Mosaic Brands in a lawsuit accusing the Rivers owner of settling shoes that “flagrantly” copy the look of its unique 13-hole slip-on foam clogs.

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Telstra cops $1.5M penalty for flouting customer ID rules
Telecommunications 2024-07-17 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has been hit with a $1.5 million penalty from the communications regulator for failing to perform the requisite costumer ID authentication on over 150,000 “high-risk” interactions, such as SIM card swaps.

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Birkenstock wins bid to trade mark popular shoe shape
Intellectual Property 2024-07-16 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Birkenstock has succeeded in securing trade mark protection for the shape of four of its shoes, a boon to the German shoe maker as it fights knock-offs of its popular sandals.

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Gadens swallows Canberra firm to expand national footprint
Business of Law 2024-07-17 12:01 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Gadens has merged with Canberra firm Trinity Law, expanding the firm’s national footprint and boosting its capacity to take on government work.

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BitConnect’s former Aussie promoter John Bigatton convicted
Cryptocurrency 2024-07-15 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former BitConnect national promoter John Louis Bigatton has been convicted for his role in marketing the online cryptocurrency platform, a global Ponzi scheme that reached a market capitalisation of $5 billion before its collapse.

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Johnson Winter Slattery picks up HSF lawyer for privacy team
Business of Law 2024-07-12 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Johnson Winter Slattery has boosted its cybersecurity, privacy and technology team by luring a senior technology lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills.

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With no evidence but ‘years of experience’, judge refuses costs order against failed litigant
Contracts 2024-07-11 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has tossed an unconscionable conduct case against IT company IT&C, but declined to order costs against the individual applicant, citing his “many years of experience”, but no firm evidence, in support of a finding that the order would harm the man’s mental health.

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ICAC commissioner resigns, saying criticisms ‘have fallen on deaf ears’
Public Corruption 2024-07-10 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The commissioner of South Australia’s ICAC has stepped down for “mostly professional” reasons, saying her criticisms of 2021 reforms that limited the commission’s power to crack down on public corruption “have fallen on deaf ears”.

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