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High Court asked to decide when a judge’s copying and pasting crosses a line
Courts 2024-11-29 11:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on when a judge’s copying and pasting from submissions in a judgment crosses a line, a critical issue given the “systemic issues of resourcing” in Australian courts.

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Property investment firm found negligent for Perth development promises
Real Estate 2024-12-03 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has found that investment mentoring firm The Property Mentors made misleading statements to investors about the estimated timeframe and returns of a failed development in Perth.

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AMP class action ‘in search of a case’ after four years, court told
Class Actions 2024-11-29 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

AMP has won its bid for more information on a class action’s allegations that it charged excessive insurance premiums, saying the applicant appeared to be “in search of a case”.

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‘Replete with error’: Firm fights $5.4M security order in Macquarie class action
Class Actions 2024-11-28 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm is challenging an order that it pay $5.4 million in a class action against Macquarie Leasing as security for the lender’s costs, saying concerns about its borrowing capacity were “theoretical and speculative.”

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Firm fees, funder’s cut slashed in $180M stolen wages class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-11-27 3:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm’s fees and funder’s commission.

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Lander & Rogers denies taking adverse action against wheelchair user
Employment 2024-11-27 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Lander & Rogers has denied a former practice group manager’s claims that the firm engaged in a dodgy invoicing scheme and took adverse action against him after he began using a wheelchair.

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Dominique Grubisa’s companies illegally scraped court websites: OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-11-26 2:52 pm By Sam Matthews

The OAIC has found two companies connected to wealth guru Dominique Grubisa breached privacy laws by scraping data from court websites for a client lead list used to target vulnerable people.

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Court approves landmark $75M detention centre class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-11-26 4:11 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given the green light to a $75 million settlement in Tasmania’s first class action, brought against the state by former child detainees of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

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Burger ad beef between McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s done
Intellectual Property 2024-11-26 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Fast food giant McDonald’s has resolved its dispute over misleading burger ads by Hungry Jack’s, ending a heated four-year courtroom battle.

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Katy Perry wins appeal in trade mark fight with Aussie designer
Intellectual Property 2024-11-22 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Court has overturned a finding that singer Katy Perry infringed an Australian fashion designer’s ‘Katie Perry’ mark, finding the designer knew of the pop star when she registered the mark.

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