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Crown out of luck in $100M battle with ATO as High Court refuses leave
Appeals 2022-05-27 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has dismissed Crown Resortsā€™ bid for special leave to appeal in a $100 million dispute over GST assessments on commissions and rebates paid to tour operators that directed international VIP gamblers to two of its casinos.

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Amazon settles pregnancy discrimination suit by factory worker
Employment 2022-05-27 10:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Amazon has settled a lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of violating the Fair Work Act by refusing to give an applicant a job because was pregnant.

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In tossing inventor’s IP challenge, Full Court says essential oil a ‘staple commercial product’
Intellectual Property 2022-05-27 10:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Federal Court has rejected an Australian inventorā€™s appeal of a ruling that found three manufacturers of essential oil products did not infringe his patent because the oil was a ā€œstaple commercial productā€.

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Seeley challenge to ‘natural cool air’ trade mark gets chilly reception
Intellectual Property 2022-05-27 3:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Air-conditioning giant Seeley is appealing a decision by IP Australia shooting down its bid to block a father-son team from registering their ā€˜Natural Cool Airā€™ trade mark.

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EY settles class action claims over Slater & Gordon audits
Class Actions 2022-05-26 10:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ernst & Young has settled all claims against it in a shareholder class action alleging the Big Four accounting firm and Pitcher Partners signed off on an overly rosy year-end financial report that failed to disclose risks and impairments associated with the law firm’s disastrous $1.2 billion acquisition of UK insurance claims company Quindell.

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‘This is not a computer game’: Thomson Geer rails against remote witnesses in negligenceĀ case
Professional Negligence 2022-05-26 3:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed three witnesses for HK Realway to give evidence by video link at an upcoming negligence trial against Thomson Geer, over protests from the firm, which said it would be inherently unfair.

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Dover Financial, ex-director mull lawsuit against ASIC
Financial Services 2022-05-26 9:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Defunct financial advisory firm Dover Financial and its former director have taken ASIC to court seeking discovery as they mull a potential lawsuit against the corporate regulator.

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‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick sued for $500,000 over mining tenements
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-05-26 5:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Mining company Moina Gold has sued Joseph ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick for $500,000 it says it is owed over an alleged botched contract to explore three mineral tenements in Tasmania.

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ASIC cancels licence of Mayfair-linked Quattro Capital
Financial Services 2022-05-26 1:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cancelled the Australian financial services license of Quattro Capital, which counted two Mayfair 101 entities among its corporate authorised representatives.

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Twigg family sues Pitcher Partners for $127M
Financial Services 2022-05-25 6:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Twigg family has hit accounting firm Pitcher Partners with a lawsuit claiming it helped Max Twigg, race car driver and former owner of the Byron Bay Hotel, misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.

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