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Virgin wins ACCC approval for alliance with Qatar
Aviation 2024-11-29 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The competition regulator has given Virgin and Qatar Airways the greenlight for a cooperation agreement to run flights between Doha and Australia’s major cities.

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Judge OKs cutting edge argument in $900M class action against CBA
Financial Services 2024-11-28 4:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed a class action against CBA and its former wealth management arm Colonial First State to add claims based on a novel theory of corporate responsibility that has implications for companies’ use of AI.

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Real estate listings giant REA accuses rival Domain of scraping its data
Intellectual Property 2024-11-28 5:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

News Corp-owned REA Group has sued rival real estate portal Domain, accusing its main competitor of infringing the copyright it owns in property photos and floor plans.

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Allergan hit with class action over breast implants linked to cancer
Class Actions 2024-11-28 5:00 pm By Andy Sidler

US drug company Allergan is facing a class action on behalf of women implanted with textured breast implants that were recalled after they were linked to a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 

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Bayer launches High Court appeal to revive Xarelto patents
High Court 2024-11-28 5:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bayer has filed a High Court challenge to a decision that invalidated its patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto, saying it would adversely affect drug research and development.

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‘Replete with error’: Firm fights $5.4M security order in Macquarie class action
Class Actions 2024-11-28 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm is challenging an order that it pay $5.4 million in a class action against Macquarie Leasing as security for the lender’s costs, saying concerns about its borrowing capacity were “theoretical and speculative.”

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Aurizon’s Flinders Logistics buy wins ACCC nod after deal restructure
Corporate 2024-11-28 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Rail freight operator Aurizon has secured ACCC clearance for its proposed acquisition of stevedoring business Flinders Logistics after restructuring the deal.

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ACCC accuses Webjet of misleading customers about flight prices, bookings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-28 4:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Online travel booking site Webjet has been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading consumers about flight prices and bookings.

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Keybridge shareholder can sue over $4.75M advance for Lake Como property
Securities 2024-11-27 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a shareholder’s bid to wind up investment firm Keybridge Capital, but allowed it to bring a derivative suit  over a $4.75 million advance used for a director to purchase a Lake Como property.

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Real estate ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins slapped with $1.25M fine
Real Estate 2024-11-27 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered self-styled real estate mogul Sasha Hopkins to pay a $1.25 million penalty for luring investors to put their life savings into risky property developments. 

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