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Lindrum wins extension in IP case over $200M Melbourne tower
The grand-niece of billiards champion Walter Lindrum has won more time to file submissions in her dispute against a Time & Place subsidiary over its redevelopment of the historic Hotel Lindrum into a 27-storey commercial tower.
Class action, product liability silk appointed to Victorian Supreme Court
A new judge has joined the Victorian Supreme Court bench, after 28 years at the bar where he acted on product liability class actions, including a case against Monsanto over allegedly carcinogenic weed killer. 
ASIC alleges Keystone’s Chiodo used property fund to pay legal fees
Former Keystone Asset Management director Paul Chiodo has agreed not to raise money for his property fund Royce Capital after ASIC alleged the fund was secretly being used to cover his legal fees in the regulator’s enforcement action.
High Court won’t hear Giggle for Girls appeal of trans woman’s win
The High Court has declined to hear social media app Giggle for Girls' appeal seeking to reverse a finding that it committed direct discrimination on the basis of gender identity by excluding a transgender woman from its platform.
Jetstar class action files bid to add deceit, consumer guarantee claims
A class action against Jetstar over flight cancellations during COVID-19 wants to add claims alleging the airline breached consumer guarantees and made intentionally false statements to hundreds of thousands of customers. 
Judge says HelloFresh customers shouldn’t be cross-examined at trial
A judge has expressed concerns about plans to cross-examine consumer witnesses in the ACCC's subscriptions trap case against meal delivery companies HelloFresh and YouFoodz, saying they "shouldn't be put through that".
United Petroleum class action in search of case after 4 years, court told
A franchisee class action against United Petroleum has dropped a swathe of claims, including allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct, as it seeks to amend its case for the tenth time in four years.
Tabcorp stuck with $1.5B loss after High Court passes on tax fight
The High Court has declined Tabcorp's special leave application seeking to overturn a ruling that found it was not entitled to a $1.49 billion tax deduction for loss when a licence with the state of Victoria expired in 2012.
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Pacific Werribee co-owner must hand over building photos in case over $600M sale
A judge has ordered Pacific Shopping Centres unit Wadren to hand over photos of the Pacific Werribee shopping centre car park from 2017 and 2018 to co-owner QIC Werribee in a dispute over alleged structural defects. 
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Suit against Elevation 77 developer ‘cautionary tale’ about side deals: judge
The developer behind a Shellharbour mixed-use development has defeated a suit seeking to make him personally repay a company debt, in a dispute a judge called a “cautionary tale” about side deals.