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REA, Domain settle trade mark lawsuit over realestate.com redirect
Intellectual Property 2019-02-21 10:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Property listing rivals REA Group and Domain have settled a trade mark lawsuit over an agreement between Domain and the owner of US websiteĀ realestate.com to redirect Australian traffic to Domain’s website.

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Leading female lawyer at Piper Alderman sues partnership for sex discrimination
Business of Law 2019-02-21 2:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A female Piper Alderman partner has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the firm’s other partners and has won a temporary injunction blocking the partnership from ousting her.

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First class action filed over combustible cladding
Class Actions 2019-02-15 9:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A product liability class action has been filed against the manufacturers ofĀ Alucobond PE cladding, the first of what’s expected to be several lawsuits over the combustible cladding, believed to be in the majority of buildings in Australia.

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Property spruiker Rick Otton drops appeal of record $6M fine
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-30 9:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

We Buy Houses’ director Rick Otton has withdrawn his appeal of a ruling that slugged him with a $6 million fine for misleading property investors, the highest ever penalty imposed on an individual for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law.

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Clive Palmer can’t shut down ASIC’s criminal case over takeover law breaches
White Collar 2019-01-23 8:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

Clive Palmer has lost a fight to stay criminal proceedings alleging his company breached takeover laws, with a judge slamming the Queensland mining tycoon’s claims the charges were politically motivated and saying there was “nothing exceptional” to warrant interference from the court.

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Property spruiker Otton can’t use Bondi estate cash for legal bills, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-20 8:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission wants to block former We Buy Houses director Rick Otton from using the proceeds from the sale of his $3.6 million Bondi home to help with legal costs and living expenses as he appeals a record $6 million fine for consumer law violations.

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We Buy Houses director appeals record $6M fine
Appeals 2018-12-07 10:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The director of property spruiker We Buy Houses has appealed a record $6 million for misleading property investors with claims they could learn to buy real estate for $1.

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Judge blocks Domain redirect in REA trade mark battle
Intellectual Property 2018-11-30 9:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate advertiser REA Group has won an emergency injunction against Domain that blocks its rival from authorising the owner of the US website realestate.com to redirect Australian traffic to Domain.

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Online property giant REA sues Domain for referral deal with realestate.com
Intellectual Property 2018-11-29 2:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Online real estate giant REA Group is suing competitor Domain Group over a referral arrangement with the US-based owner of the web address realestate.com, saying the deal amounts to trade mark infringement and misleading and deceptive conduct.

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Barry Plant hit with $720,000 fine for duping house hunters with low display prices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-11-20 10:47 am By Christine Caulfield

Real estate agency Barry Plant has been hit with a $720,000 fine after admitting it breached the consumer laws by underquoting the likely selling price of 20 properties listed online.

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