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Qoin crypto issuer made misleading statements, court finds in win for ASIC
A court has found Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial made false and misleading claims about its product, in a win for the corporate regulator and a likely boost for a class action against the Gold Coast-based digital currency company.
Judge questions ‘independent skill and judgment’ in third class action against IC Markets
A judge has questioned the “independent skill and judgment” applied to the pleading in a third class action filed against International Capital Markets over risky derivative products, amid a “hot contest as to carriage and forum”.
Judge ‘outraged’ over NSW Police’s delays in strip search class action
A judge hearing a class action against the New South Wales government and police commissioner over allegedly illegal strip searches at music festivals has criticised the state for failing to comply with court orders on time. 
7-Eleven defeats Seven Network’s opposition to ‘7-Select’ trade mark
Convenience chain 7-Eleven has defeated Seven Network's challenge to its bid to trade mark '7-Select' for a new brand of products targeting younger shoppers, with an IP Australia delegate finding consumer confusion was not likely.
Monash Health sexual assault, family violence records compromised in data breach
A cyberattack has compromised the confidential data of thousands of sexual assault and family violence victims who were patients of Monash Health clinics.
7 years after judgment, NZ apartment class action group members haven’t been paid, court told
The lead plaintiff in a four-year-old class action against Zurich Insurance over a defective New Zealand apartment block has said the case “has to get moving”, telling the court that property owners have not received payment since a $50 million judgment was awarded overseas in 2017.
Retail Food Group to pay nothing to settle Michel’s Patisserie class action
The law firm and funder that ran a class action against Retail Food Group on behalf of current and former franchisees of its Michel's Patisserie chain will be out of pocket, after the company agreed to a settlement under which it will pay nothing.
With constitutional issue on cards, Full High Court to hear KPMG’s class action transfer push
The Full High Court will sit for the hearing of KPMG’s battle to transfer a Victoria class action to Sydney, as the applicant in the case raises a question as to the constitutional validity of the firm's argument that the NSW Supreme Court is bound to keep a group costs order operative. 
PwC says it’s not liable for employee’s alleged sexual harassment at Sydney bars
PricewaterhouseCoopers has struck back at claims in a Fair Work suit brought by a graduate associate, denying liability for the alleged sexual harassment by the woman’s manager at multiple Sydney bars.
‘Quite misleading’: Judge in Lehrmann defamation case criticises Ten’s claim of vindication
The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann's failed defamation case against Network Ten has slammed as misleading comments that his judgment vindicated the broadcaster, and questioned whether the remarks disentitled it to maximum defence costs.