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Babcock & Brown liquidator settles all remaining shareholder claims
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-09-26 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has signed of on a settlement struck by the liquidator for failed financial services firm Babcock & Brown, which will resolve all remaining and future shareholder disputes, which have beleaguered the liquidator for 12 years.

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High Court asked to clarify test for damages in shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2025-09-25 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Saying the appeals court committed “fundamental errors” in approaching their claim of loss, the applicants in failed cases against the Commonwealth Bank have appealed to the High Court, in a case that could clarity the elusive test for damages in shareholder class actions.

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Abbey in ‘pyrrhic victory’ against Virbac over antiparasitic drug patent
Intellectual Property 2025-09-25 2:17 pm By Sam Matthews

Abbey Animal Health has managed only a “pyrrhic victory” in a patent case against rival Virbac over an antiparasitic drug, and must withdraw its Levamox Duo product from the market, a court has found.

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Puma loses trade mark catfight with Tiger Woods’ sportswear brand
Intellectual Property 2025-09-25 11:54 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Puma has lost its opposition to a trade mark application by Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, failing to convince the Trade Marks Office that the company’s logo is deceptively similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.

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Civil construction firm Shamrock loses second attempt to toss $30M Cleanaway claim
Construction 2025-09-26 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An appeals court has binned construction firm Shamrock’s second bid to toss waste management firm Cleanaway’s $31 million claim for costs associated with cleanup of an Ipswich dump following a flood.

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BP, McDonald’s at odds with Sunshine Coast planning scheme: court
Construction 2025-09-26 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has declined a developer’s appeal of a Sunshine Coast council’s rejection of plans to build a BP service station as well as a McDonald’s and KFC at vacant land in Maroochydore.

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Optus fined $100M for ‘appalling’ sales tactics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-24 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered embattled Optus to pay a $100 million penalty for “appalling” contraventions, after the telco admitted staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.

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ABC hit with $150K penalty for Antoinette Lattouf’s unfair dismissal
Employment 2025-09-24 11:01 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to pay $150,000 for unfairly dismissing presenter Antoinette Lattouf because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. 

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Fanatics takes trade mark spat with AFL merch maker to High Court
Intellectual Property 2025-09-24 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sports merchandise company Fanatics is going another round in its trade mark fight with AFL apparel maker FanFirm, urging the High Court to give guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use.

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Uber found to owe lost pay to deactivated driver
Employment 2025-09-24 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

In a landmark decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has awarded lost pay to an Uber driver who was unfairly deactivated from the ridesharing app for two months following a false complaint by passengers who assaulted him.

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