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Sharetea wins trial delay in trade mark case by global bubble tea giant
Intellectual Property 2024-06-14 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted Australian bubble tea franchise Sharetea a third adjournment of a trial in a $10 million case brought by its Taiwanese franchisor, despite ā€œvery significant concernā€ that Shareteaā€™s director did not do everything in his power to find new lawyers in time.

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Port Authority of NSW hit with $300M lawsuit over Glebe Island construction
Construction 2024-05-30 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Port Authority of NSW has been sued by a sand importer for allegedly acting unconscionably when it terminated a lease agreement over a development at Glebe Island in Sydney.Ā 

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Judge says international passengers can board Scenic Tours class action
Class Actions 2024-03-01 4:45 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Scenic Toursā€™ bid to declass a second class action brought by disappointed passengers on a series of European cruises and exclude international customers from the proceeding.

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Arbitration clause sending shipping dispute to UK not void, High Court finds
Arbitration 2024-02-14 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Adani subsidiary Carmichael Rail has lost its High Court challenge seeking to have a dispute over damaged steel rails heard in Australian Federal Court rather than by an arbitrator in London.

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Cruise class action wins $23M settlement from Scenic Tours the hard way
Class Actions 2023-06-08 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours has agreed to settle a long-running class action with travellers who were promised a ā€œonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā€ but were instead forced to take the bus, after almost ten years of litigation that went all the way to the High Court.

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Spain to revive immunity claims in latest suits to enforce $166.7M arbitration awards
Arbitration 2023-05-25 3:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Spain has foreshadowed a fresh High Court challenge claiming it is immune from proceedings brought by a renewable energy company and a Deutsche Bank subsidiary to enforce arbitration awards totalling $166.7 million related to changes to its renewable energy policies.

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Scenic Tours can cross-examine group members in cruise class action
Class Actions 2023-04-26 10:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ruled Scenic Tours can cross-examine class action members without seeking approval from referees, who will oversee a process for assessing amounts owed to them, after the tour operator mostly lost its appeal of a judgment that put it on the hook for damages to disappointed cruise goers.

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Scenic Tours can’t dodge $10M damages ruling in cruise class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-20 10:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours is stuck with a $10 million damages bill but has avoided paying for disappointed travellerā€™s flights, after an appeals court mostly rejected its appeal of an award to travellers who were promised a ā€œonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā€ but were instead forced to take the bus.

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High Court dashes Spain’s challenge to sovereign immunity claims in $394M dispute
Arbitration 2023-04-12 1:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Spain has lost its High Court appeal arguing it had sovereign immunity from an Australian courtā€™s recognition of a $394 million arbitration award against the country for changes to its energy policies.Ā 

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Judge approves ā€˜modestā€™ $5.8M settlement in On The Run class action
Class Actions 2023-01-27 1:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $5.8 million settlement in an underpayments class action against convenience store chain On The Run despite what she said was the class action law firm’s “extraordinary” reason for reaching the deal.

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