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Law firm can’t dodge $5.4M security in Macquarie class action
Class Actions 2025-01-06 7:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn is stuck paying $5.4 million in security in a flex commissions class action against Macquarie, with a judge saying it represents a ā€œbusiness risk willingly undertakenā€.

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‘Truly lamentable’: Solicitors score partial win in tax appeal
Tax 2025-01-06 8:47 am By Sam Matthews

Two Queensland solicitors have scored partial wins in their decades-long disputes with the tax office because of the Administrative Appeals Tribunalā€™s ā€œwholesale failureā€ to give proper reasons.

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IP firm loses challenge to Appleā€™s authentication patent
Intellectual Property 2025-01-06 8:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An intellectual property firm has lost its legal challenge to Apple’s bid to patent its method of authentication on electronic devices, including smartphones.

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Dominique Grubisa, Master Wealth lose challenge to $6M penalty
Appeals 2025-01-03 5:46 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Court has rejected wealth guru Dominique Grubisa’s argument that a judge who slapped her and her company with a $6 million penalty wrongly confused the ordinary consumer with ā€œthe most ignorantā€.

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$56M settlement approved in Monash IVF class action
Class Actions 2024-12-23 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $56 million settlement in a class action alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos, including a $10.6 million payout for the firm that ran the case.

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Kids clothing retailer hit with $5M penalty for worker exploitation
Employment 2024-12-23 4:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A kids clothing retailer that allegedly exploited Chinese migrant workers and gave false records to Fair Work Ombudsman investigators has been hit with over $5 million in penalties.

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No early discovery for likely recovery in $350M suit against Probuild
Construction 2025-01-07 4:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of the Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid for preliminary discovery related to the likely recovery in their $356 million claim against builder Probuild.Ā 

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ā€˜In all circumstances unconscionableā€™: ASIC wins case against forex broker
Judgment 2024-12-20 5:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that representatives for forex broker Union Standard used unfair tactics to pressure customers to invest in risky financial products and derived most of their revenue from customer losses, said to total $83 million.

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Investor class action against Linchpin insurer AIG prevails
Class Actions 2024-12-19 11:21 pm By Sam Matthews

An investor class action against failed advisory firm Linchpin Capital and its former directors has won its bid to claim its losses against a $10 million insurance policy from AIG.

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EastLink operator wins dispute with Transurban over $10M fee
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-12-19 11:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia’s largest toll road operator, Transurban, has been ordered to pay compensation to ConnectEast in a dispute over an annual services fee of $10 million.

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