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Mired in interlocutory skirmishes, protracted BHP class action just got more entangled
Class Actions 2024-06-20 11:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

BHP wants to appeal a decision giving a class action the OK to fix what a judge accepted was an “inadvertent mistake” that resulted in a ruling — itself the subject of an appeal — which limited the group member definition.

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Bruce Lehrmann knew Higgins did not consent, Lisa Wilkinson tells appeals court
Appeals 2024-06-19 11:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has filed a notice of contention in Bruce Lehrmann’s appeal of a judgment that found he raped colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, claiming Lehrmann wasn’t just indifferent to his victim’s state of mind but knew she did not consent.

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EnergyAustralia to amend defence as date set for greenwashing trial over carbon neutral claims
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-06-19 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Trial has been set for next May in a case by AustralianĀ parents that accuses EnergyAustralia of engaging in misleading conduct in promoting a “carbon neutral” program, a case that puts carbon offset credits under scrutiny.

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Westpac wins orders keeping lid on lawsuit, citing threat to settlement negotiations
Employment 2024-06-17 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Westpac has secured confidentiality orders blocking the release of details of an adverse action case by its former head of strategy, after arguing that publicity would hamper settlement talks and force it to defend itself in the media.

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Mattress company Sleeping Duck prevails in shareholder’s oppression lawsuit
Retail 2024-06-17 3:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sleeping Duck has defeated a minority shareholder’s case accusing it of engaging in oppression, with a judge rejecting claims the mattress company’s two founders diluted the shareholder’s interest and rejected commercially unreasonable offers to sell.

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Silk Norman O’Bryan can’t appeal findings of fraud in Banksia class action
Appeals 2024-06-13 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Unable to convince an appeals court that a common law right of appeal exists, disgraced former barrister Norman O’Bryan has failed in his challenge to findings of fraud in a judgment stemming from the Banksia class action saga.

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Payday lenders Cigno, BSF appeal loss in ASIC case
Appeals 2024-06-12 2:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

Payday lenders Cigno and BSF Solutions have appealed a decision that found they provided credit without a licence, and rejected the claim that their loan model is analogous to buy now, pay later arrangements that donā€™t require a licence.

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Monster Energy settles trade mark fight with PepsiCo over popular snack food
Intellectual Property 2024-06-07 12:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A three-year court battle over PepsiCo’s Monster Munch trade mark has been resolved, with Monster Energy negotiating the removal of some beverage products that would have been covered by the mark.C

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SkyCity Adelaide to get High Court hearing in tax fight with SA treasurer
Gaming 2024-06-06 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has agreed to take up a dispute between SkyCity Adelaide and South Australia’s treasurer over the tax treatment of reward points that gamblers convert to gaming chips.

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OAIC takes Medibank to court over 2022 data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-06-05 9:29 am By Christine Caulfield

After an 18-month investigation, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has lodged civil penalty proceedings against Medibank over its October 2022 data breach, accusing the health insurer of breaching the Privacy Act.

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