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High Court shuns SingTel’s appeal over tax deductions for $14B Optus buy
Tax 2024-10-25 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court will not review a Full Court ruling that backed the ATO’s rejection of over $894,000 in tax deductions related to SingTel’s $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.

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AAI class action wants to press mandatory insurance claim at trial
Class Actions 2024-10-25 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

A ‘junk’ insurance class action against Suncorp unit AAI wants an initial trial to deal with the claim — absent a sample group member — that car dealers made purchasing a policy necessary for a loan.

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Accolade, Pernod Ricard tie-up goes down smoothly with ACCC
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-25 12:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC has cleared Accolade’s proposed acquisition of Jacob’s Creek owner Pernod Ricard, finding it is not likely to substantially lessen competition in the supply of wine.

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Litigators of the week: Ashurst, Maurice Blackburn score big in epic legal battles
Maurice Blackburn 2024-10-25 11:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Years of hard fought litigation by axed Qantas ground crew and generic drug maker Sandoz ended in victory this week, thanks to legal eagles from Maurice Blackburn and Ashurst and their counsel. The week opened with a bang with a decision from Federal Court Justice Michael Lee in three landmark test cases by the Transport…

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Herbert Smith Freehills adds partners to strengthen energy team
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-10-25 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Herbert Smith Freehills has lured two lateral partners to bolster its projects, energy and infrastructure practice in Australia.

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Element Zero appeals search order win for Fortescue in trade secrets case
Intellectual Property 2024-10-24 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

Green iron start-up Element Zero is continuing its fight over search orders won by rival Fortescue that it claimed were a massive over-reach.

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Trucking company facing class action over fatal train crash
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A Queensland trucking company is facing a class action by owners of $2.4 million in cargo aboard a freight train that was derailed in a fatal collision with a truck on New Year’s Eve.

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Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expert evidence is not meant to “provide a judge with comfort”, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.

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IP case over basmati rice to venture into ‘darker corners’ of trade mark law
Intellectual Property 2024-10-24 2:26 pm By Andy Sidler

The scope of protection for geographical indications will be at issue in India’s appeal of a decision that barred it from registering a trade mark for basmati rice.

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ACCC raises concerns about Qube’s plan to buy Melbourne terminal operator
Corporate 2024-10-24 12:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qube’s proposed acquisition of the Melbourne International Roro & Auto Terminal could prevent rivals from competing effectively, the ACCC has said.

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