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‘Distinctly bizarre’: Costs, commission send lead applicant packing in oil spill class action
Class Actions 2023-02-14 10:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm running the Montara oil spill class action, which has settled for $192.5 million, is looking for a new lead applicant after the first one defected over concerns group members would lose half the settlement amount to legal costs and a funding commission.

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Asset Energy wins review of Morrison’s denial of oil exploration licence
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-02-14 10:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Asset Energy has won Federal Court review of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision not to grant a two-year extension of a controversial offshore exploration license, after the government conceded that Morrison’s decision was “infected by apprehended bias.”

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Protester’s challenge to COVID-19 lockdown fails on appeal
Appeals 2023-02-13 12:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An anti-lockdown protester has lost her appeal of a decision dismissing her legal challenge to Victoria’s stay-at-home orders, with an appeals court finding the reduction in risk to public health “outweighed” impacts on freedom of speech.

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Full Court finds Illinois Tool Works fuel cell patent infringed
Intellectual Property 2023-02-13 10:14 pm By Sam Matthews

US tool giant Illinois Tool Works has defeated an appeal to a ruling that found Australian tool company Airco infringed it patent for a fuel cell designed for use in combustion tools.

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Ex-Legacy Iron Ore managing director sentenced for $725,000 theft
White Collar 2023-02-13 9:52 pm By Sam Matthews

The founding director of Perth-based exploration company Legacy Iron Ore Limited has been hit with a suspended sentence of three years imprisonment for stealing over $720,000 from the company.

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Vannin Capital wins $44.5M judgment against Clive Palmer companies
Contracts 2023-02-10 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel and three other Palmer-related entities have been ordered to pay $44.5 million (US$30.8 million) to litigation funder Vannin Capital for defaulting on a loan for a private jet.

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Melbourne law firm accused of bullying junior lawyer
Employment 2023-02-10 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Melbourne law firm KHQ Lawyers has been sued for a former junior lawyer who alleges the firm compiled a “haphazard collection” of allegations as pretense to fire her after she complained about workplace bullying.

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Treasury Wine Estates resolves dispute over ‘wine in a can’ patents
Intellectual Property 2023-02-10 4:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Treasury Wine Estates has resolved proceedings against ‘wine in a can’ maker Barokes alleging the Melbourne-based company’s patents are invalid and that it made “unjustified threats” against the Penfolds maker.

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CIMIC Group unit to pay $438,000 to settle underpayments class action
Class Actions 2023-02-09 3:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

UGL Limited has agreed to pay $438,000 to settle a class action accusing the engineering company of underpaying casual aluminium construction and manufacturing workers over a three year-period.

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FWO brings first-ever legal action against franchisor
Employment 2023-02-09 5:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Fair Work Ombudsman has brought its first-ever court proceedings against a franchisor, alleging it is legally responsible for its franchisees’ underpayments of nine workers.

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