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Developer wins GST class action appeal despite misleading investors
Real Estate 2021-10-25 5:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Canberra property developer that misled investors about GST on its apartments does not have to pay compensation to the lead applicant in a class action against it, an appeal court has found.

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GetSwift settlement gives class action members $1.5M, slice of raised capital
Class Actions 2021-09-28 5:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

Logistics company GetSwift’s settlement of a shareholder class action will see group members share in $1.5 million cash plus access to further funds and revenue raised by the company over a three-year period.

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Judge wrong to shut down MySuper class action, appeals court hears
Appeals 2021-09-27 9:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge overstepped in throwing out a class action against two National Australia Bank units over alleged MySuper mismanagement because of a carveout in the Victorian Supreme Court Act which bars class actions involving trust property, an appeals court has heard.

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Katy Perry wins bid to withdraw ā€˜wrongā€™ admission in trade mark dispute
Intellectual Property 2021-09-24 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

US singer Katy Perry can withdraw an admission in a trade mark infringement case that licensing her brand to Target and Myer constituted use, with a judge finding the admission was ā€œnot consistent with current lawā€.

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Insurer JLT resists bid to expand class action on eve of trial
Insurance 2021-09-16 9:14 pm By Miklos Bolza

Insurance broker JLT Risk Solutions has opposed an application by a group of NSW councils to add misleading and deceptive conduct allegations to a long-running class action, claiming the changes would force the vacation of a five-week trial due to start in October.

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Car makers to pay $52M to settle Takata airbags class actions
Class Actions 2021-09-15 3:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Six of the world’s largest car makers have agreed to pay $52 million to settle class actions accusing them of selling cars with deadly Takata airbags.

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Katy Perry wants to withdraw ā€˜wrongā€™ admission in trade mark spat with designer
Intellectual Property 2021-09-14 9:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

US singer Katy Perry is seeking to withdraw an admission that licensing her trade mark to Target and Myer constituted use, saying it was plainly ā€œwrongā€ after the Full Federal Court held an owner who authorised use of a mark was not liable for direct infringement.

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AMP denies it broke the law by charging dead people for life insurance
Insurance 2021-09-01 2:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

AMP has hit back at fees for no service court proceedings brought by ASIC, arguing it was legally entitled to charge customers premiums and advice fees for life insurance after they died.

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ASIC to hand over examination transcript in Westpac insider trading case
Financial Services 2021-09-01 5:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has agreed to provide Westpac with the transcript of a compulsory examination of one of its traders in court proceedings accusing the bank of insider trading in relation to the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid.

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Court can’t force ‘unwilling’ applicants to litigate, says Sims class action judge
Class Actions 2021-08-13 8:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has allowed a new applicant to lead a shareholder class action against recycling company Sims Metal Management, ruling that he could not force the original applicant to continue in the role when it wanted to back out.

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