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‘Millions of dollars of cash in bags’: Cryptocurrency trader wins lawsuit against fraudster
Financial Services 2021-03-30 4:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A cryptocurrency trader has won judgment of over $1.96 million in a NSW Supreme Court lawsuit against companies owned by a convicted fraudster over a deal involving “millions of dollars of cash in bags and suitcases” and a settlement that was reached and then ignored.

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Four months out from trial in 20-year-old trade mark spat, judge won’t add defendant
Intellectual Property 2021-03-30 2:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has denied an application by industrial filter manufacturer Laminar Air Flow to add a new respondent in a long-running trade mark dispute against rival Vokes Ltd, with a judge finding the company had provided no explanation as to why the bid was made just four months before trial.

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Capilano Honey, CEO awarded $175,000 in ‘toxic honey’ defamation case
Defamation 2021-03-30 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The manufacturer of Capilano honey has won its lawsuit alleging defamation over articles that called the product “toxic” and “polluted”.

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McDonald’s franchisee says 10-minute paid rest breaks could be split up over shift
Employment 2021-03-30 12:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A McDonald’s franchisee accused of failing to give employees paid rest breaks has hit back at a lawsuit filed by the retail workers’ union, arguing its employees took their entitled breaks, but sometimes in a “non-continuous” manner.

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Arnott’s, Campbell won’t use ‘Plantly’ logo while TM infringement case simmers
Intellectual Property 2021-03-30 11:55 am By Christine Caulfield

Food giants Arnott’s and Campbell will stop using their ‘Plantly’ logo on any new products pending the resolution of a trade mark infringement lawsuit brought by rival Goodman Fielder.

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ASIC will ask to have Melissa Caddick charges dropped
White Collar 2021-03-29 4:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will seek to drop all charges which were the subject of an arrest warrant against accused fraudster Melissa Caddick, after her remains were found on the NSW South Coast in February.

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Builder not on the hook for $12M in damages for Lacrosse building fire, appeals court says
Construction 2021-03-29 3:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has found that building company LU Simon should not pay $12 million in damages for a 2014 fire which broke out in Melbourne’s Lacrosse tower and was accelerated by Alucobest cladding panels since the company had relied on consultants’ advice in choosing the cladding material.

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Corrs Chambers hired to assist royal commission into Crown Resorts
Crown Resorts 2021-03-29 3:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Corrs Chambers Westgarth will assist former Federal Court judge Ray Finkelstein QC’s royal commission into whether Crown Melbourne is suitable to hold a casino licence in the state, and has kicked off by seeking documents from James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings.

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Plastic surgeon named in breast implants class action locked in legal battle with insurers
Insurance 2021-03-29 2:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has ordered Avant Insurance to supply certain documents to a plastic surgeon seeking coverage for legal costs of defending a class action against The Cosmetic Institute over allegedly “incompetent” breast augmentation surgery.

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CBA denies fiduciary duty owed to group members in insurance ‘rort’ class action
Class Actions 2021-03-29 1:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two Commonwealth Bank of Australia subsidiaries have denied that they owed fiduciary duties to group members in a class action over allegedly excessive insurance premiums pushed onto customers because of commissions and other benefits to financial advisors.

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