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Charter Hall executes record $3.3B in green loans for office fund
Construction 2024-12-10 11:39 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Property investment giant Charter Hall Group has completed one of the largest green loan transactions in Australiaā€™s real estate sector, securing $3.35 billion in green loan facilities for its office building fund.

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Clients of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick settle class action
Settlement 2024-12-06 3:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action brought by former clients of Melissa Caddick, who were defrauded out of $23 million, have settled their claims against a group of SMSF auditors.

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The Iconic accuses Shein of infringing ‘Dazie’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-12-06 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

Online retailer The Iconic has taken Chinese fast fashion giant Shein to court for allegedly infringing the trade mark for its ‘Dazie’ brand with the company’s ā€˜Dazyā€™ clothing line.Ā 

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Ex-MP Andrew Laming’s appeal over Facebook fine to be heard by High Court
Appeals 2024-12-06 4:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will hear former Liberal MP Andrew Laming’s challenge to a $40,000 fine he copped for failing to disclose his authorship of three politically-motivated Facebook posts.

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IG Markets class action may drop conflicted remuneration claims
Class Actions 2024-12-06 11:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against online trading platform IG Markets over alleged risky contracts for difference may drop its conflicted remuneration claims after struggling to find a sample group member.

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Sumo Power cops $10M penalty for prohibited phone sales
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-12-06 11:58 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Power and gas company Sumo has been ordered to pay a $10 million penalty for engaging in prohibited ‘door-to-door’ phone sales, the largest penalty for breaches of Victoriaā€™s energy laws.

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ā€˜Risks in every caseā€™: Judge questions contingency fee in IAG class action
Insurance 2024-12-05 4:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned a contingency fee bid by Slater & Gordon in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying the risks of the case were inherent to almost every class action.

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NRMA faces whistleblower case by former in-house lawyer
Employment 2024-12-05 5:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer NRMA faces a Fair Work case by a former in-house lawyer who alleges she was dismissed after making a whistleblower complaint.

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RAMS franchisees call out ‘old school litigation’ in class action
Franchises 2024-12-05 3:41 pm By Sam Matthews

RAMS franchisees have called out the Westpac unit for ā€œold school litigation,ā€ as they seek information about alleged anomalies in home loan applications that led to the nixing of their franchise agreements.

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Transport for NSW loses appeal over land acquisition near Sydney airport
Appeals 2024-12-09 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has found Transport for NSW was not empowered to compulsorily acquire land for the ā€˜public purposeā€™ of the Western Sydney Airport.Ā 

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