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EDO makes changes to board amid scrutiny of litigation over Barossa pipeline
Environment 2024-07-03 2:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Environmental Defenders Office has replaced its chair and appointed a former judge to its board as it undergoes a review of its processes in the wake of an unsuccessful case against Santos over the oil and gas company’s $5.6 billion Barossa pipeline.

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Struggling online retailer Booktopia appoints administrators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-07-03 2:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled online bookseller Booktopia and a number of subsidiaries have entered voluntary administration, appointing three partners from McGrathNicol to oversee a possible sale of the business. 

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Origin Energy fires off cross-claim in trade mark fight
Intellectual Property 2024-07-03 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

Energy retailer Origin Energy has hit back at a trade mark infringement suit filed by internet provider Origin Net, arguing that its mark should be revoked and accusing Origin Net of misleading and deceptive conduct. 

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K&L Gates picks up three partners across corporate, IP, real estate teams
K&L Gates 2024-07-03 4:38 pm By Sam Matthews

K&L Gates has lured three partners from rival firms to bolster its corporate, IP and real estate offerings across the country, including a former principal of Davies Collison Cave. 

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Telstra, Optus won’t renew exclusivity deals with Google amid ACCC investigation
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-02 12:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC has accepted undertakings from Telstra and Optus not to renew agreements requiring them to pre-install Google apps on Android devices as part of its competition probe into Google.

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ANZ cops sanction for charging fees to dead customers
Financial Services 2024-07-02 1:57 pm By Sam Matthews

ANZ has been hit with a sanction by the Banking Code Compliance Committee for failing to stop or refund fees charged to deceased estates after customer deaths, with the bank to pay over $3.2 million to impacted estates. 

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In Wollemi appeal, Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm must prove it’s not just personal
Intellectual Property 2024-07-02 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm has lodged an appeal that must convince the Federal Court that her family office’s use of the ‘Wollemi’ trade mark was not just private and personal, but use in trade or commerce that benefitted third parties, not just the family.

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Bonza creditors vote to wind up failed airline
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-07-02 10:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bonza creditors voted Tuesday to wind up the budget airline after its administrators at Hall Chadwick ran an “extensive sales campaign” but received no offers to purchase the collapsed airline.

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Nine to pay $3M to settle class action over Palm Island coverage
Class Actions 2024-07-01 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Nine will pay $3 million to settle a class action over its coverage of litigation related to the 2004 Palm Island riots, it has been revealed, after the class action failed to suppress the settlement sum.

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Westpac settles suppressed case by former exec, wants court docket to stay top secret
Opinion 2024-07-01 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite arguing for suppression as a means only to successful mediation, Westpac now wants a settled employment case brought by an executive kept under lock and key. And in a worrying sign the Federal Court may have lost sight of the importance of open justice, a judge has indicated she would entertain an order that the suit never see the light of day.

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