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$3.4M lawsuit filed over Melbourne’s North East Link Project
Construction 2021-12-13 9:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Construction company Delcon Civil is facing a lawsuit by a subcontractor seeking over $3.4 million in damages for alleged breach of contract relating to work on the North East Link project.

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ACCC staff training ‘inadequate’ during bank cartel probe, court hears
Financial Services 2021-12-10 3:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A senior ACCC officer has been grilled on whether staff training on criminal cartel investigations was “inadequate” while the competition regulator ran a cartel probe into ANZ’s $2.5 billion share placement in 2016.

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Repipe loses appeal in battle with IP Australia over computer-implemented invention
Intellectual Property 2021-12-10 11:39 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Federal Court has shot down plumbing company Repipe’s appeal of a decision rejecting its innovation patents for a claimed computer-implemented invention, saying it only addressed issues in business operations rather than improving on computer technology.

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ACCC launches case against Booktopia over ‘misleading’ refund policy
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-12-10 9:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched proceedings against online book retailer Booktopia for allegedly making false or misleading statements about consumers’ rights to refunds for faulty books.

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Appster founders face $12M insolvent trading case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-12-09 12:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The liquidator of collapsed app-development firm Appster has filed a lawsuit against the company’s founders seeking $12 million in compensation for alleged insolvent trading.

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ASIC opposes BlueScope general manager’s request to manage company
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-12-09 3:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has opposed BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellis’ request for court permission to manage another company, saying he should wait until the ACCC’s price-fixing case against him has been decided.

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Worldwide freezing orders not conditional on enforcement prospects, High Court says
Tax 2021-12-08 6:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has granted the ATO’s bid to impose a worldwide freezing order against Chinese property developer Changran Huang, saying the court’s power to freeze assets did not depend on whether there was a realistic possibility of enforcing a judgment in a foreign jurisdiction.

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‘Ticking time bomb’: Essure class action members all at risk, court told
Class Actions 2021-12-08 2:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Group members in a class action over Bayer’s Essure contraceptives had “a ticking time bomb” in their bodies after being implanted with the devices, and all were at risk of developing injuries, a court has heard.

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IP Australia pours cold water on Vittoria’s ‘Victoria Coffee’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2021-12-08 1:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Coffee giant Vittoria has lost its bid to register the trade mark “Victoria Coffee”, with IP Australia finding the mark could prevent other businesses from honestly describing coffee products by referring to the state of Victoria.

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‘Managers were bullies’: NAB to face court action for allegedly overworking staff
Employment 2021-12-07 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Finance Sector Union is preparing a lawsuit against the National Australia Bank, claiming the bank has pressured its employees to work “unreasonable” hours and underpaid its staff.

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