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Fitness chain F45 tries to revive patents for computerised workout system
Intellectual Property 2022-03-16 5:29 pm By Sam Matthews

National fitness chain F45 has appealed a court decision revoking two of its patents for a computer-run trainer workout system, arguing its system constituted a technological innovation in the field of fitness studio franchising which rival Body Fit has profited from.

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ASIC’s penalty against Squirrel Super ‘might be a bit light on’, court says
Financial Services 2022-03-15 3:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned the $55,000 penalty jointly proposed by the parties in ASIC’s case against fintech company Squirrel Super over misleading statements about returns on property statements, saying it “might be a bit light on.”

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John Ibrahim’s son appeals defamation loss over Sunday Telegraph article
Defamation 2022-03-15 7:08 pm By Sam Matthews

The son of infamous Kings Cross personality John Ibrahim is challenging a recent judgment clearing publisher Nationwide News and reporter Brenden Hills of defamation over a “sensationalist and voyeuristic” Sunday Telegraph story.

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Cryptocurrency class action faces knockout bid
Class Actions 2022-03-14 11:38 am By Sam Matthews

The issuer of Gold Coast-based cryptocurrency Qoin has asked a court to throw out a class action alleging breaches of the ASIC Act and Australian Consumer Law in relation to the issue of the utility coin. 

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‘An absolute nightmare’: Social media surgeon Daniel Lanzer hit with class action over ‘horrific’ procedures
Class Actions 2022-03-11 4:53 pm By Sam Matthews

Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates have been hit with a class action lawsuit on behalf of patients who allegedly suffered “horrific” consequences from surgeries performed at Lanzer’s clinic.

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Feminist writer Clementine Ford sues Fairfax, executive editor for defamation
Defamation 2022-03-11 9:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Writer Clementine Ford is suing Fairfax Media and Tory Maguire, executive editor of The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, over a statement Maguire made referring to “vile and personal attacks” by Ford on journalists and editors at the mastheads, where she was previously a columnist.

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AMP to face penalty in ASIC’s fees-for-no-service case
Financial Services 2022-03-10 3:59 pm By Sam Matthews

AMP has admitted to contraventions and will face a penalty in ASIC proceedings over fees-for-no-service conduct that allegedly led to upwards of $600,000 being unlawfully withdrawn from superannuation member accounts.

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Auditor-General exec was worked to point of breakdown during COVID-19, suit says
Employment 2022-03-10 1:06 pm By Sam Matthews

The Victorian Auditor-General Andrew Greaves and the State of Victoria are being sued by a former executive who says she was overworked to the point of mental breakdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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WA premier thanked media mogul for front page depicting Clive Palmer as a cockroach, court told
Defamation 2022-03-09 9:13 pm By Sam Matthews

WA premier Mark McGowan’s text messages between Kerry Stokes and the WA Attorney General have been revealed at the trial in Clive Palmer’s defamation case, including an exchange in which the state’s leader thanks the media baron for the “marvellous front pages”.

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‘That’s not what investors signed up for’: Linchpin used funds for unauthorised loans, court told
Trials 2022-03-08 9:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Clients of Linchpin Capital Group and subsidiary Endeavour Securities who were promised investments in a diversified loan portfolio were instead duped into funding Linchpin’s own business interests and lining its directors’ pockets, a judge has heard as trial got underway in ASIC’s case against three former Linchpin directors.

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