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ASIC wins case over life insurer’s misleading ‘pre-existing condition’ term
Insurance 2024-10-29 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC has won its case against insurer HCF Life over a pre-existing condition term that was likely to mislead the public, but failed to convince the court that it was an unfair contract term. 

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Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expert evidence is not meant to “provide a judge with comfort”, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.

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Coles dodges iFit challenge to Perform powerbar brand
Intellectual Property 2024-10-24 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Coles has defeated a trade mark challenge to its Perform brand of sports nutrition products by a sports equipment company.

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Bayer’s patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto invalid: court
Intellectual Property 2024-10-23 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Bayer has lost its battle to protect top-selling blood thinner Xarelto from generic competition, with the Full Court finding two patents for the drug are invalid.

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INPEX can cross-examine AkzoNobel’s lawyers over ‘inadequate’ discovery
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-10-23 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

INPEX has won a bid to cross-examine AkzoNobel’s solicitors about discovery at the end of an 11-week trial over allegedly defective paint used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project. 

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Enviro group loses appeal over planned burns in greater glider habitat
Environment 2024-10-23 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An environmental group has lost a court challenge to controlled burns in the state’s Strathbogie Forest, despite arguing they would destroy the habitat of the endangered Southern greater glider. 

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Couple wins suit over ‘misleading’ $9.6M South Yarra apartment sale
Real Estate 2024-10-23 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne couple has won their case over a “deliberately misleading” rendering of a $9.6 million South Yarra apartment.

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Qantas owes $170,000 to workers axed during COVID-19 pandemic
Employment 2024-10-21 1:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas has been ordered to pay $170,000 to three baggage handlers who were illegally sacked and replaced with contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ASIC wins case against Harvey Norman over ‘interest-free’ ads
Judgment 2024-10-18 12:07 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge on Friday rejected Latitude Finance’s defence in ASIC’s case over Harvey Norman’s ‘interest-free’ ads that no reasonable consumer would expect “a charitable free lunch”.

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Suppression of Seven reporter’s case a valuable ‘bargaining chip’: judge
Employment 2024-10-18 5:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven has won a suppression order over an ex-Spotlight reporter’s claim, with a judge finding that public access to the “colourful and embarrassing” claim could adversely affect mediation.

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