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Sleeping Duck settles case against former CFO
Employment 2026-01-30 4:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Melbourne mattress and bedding start-up Sleeping Duck has settled a suit against its former chief financial officer, who has admitted to breaching confidentiality obligations to the company by disclosing information to a competitor.

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Fight erupts over experts in data-scraping case against CoreLogic
Intellectual Property 2026-01-30 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Real estate data company BCI and US analytics firm CoreLogic are fighting over expert evidence in a novel IP case over alleged data scraping, with CoreLogic saying a report by BCI’s accountant makes changes to its case two months out from trial.

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Liberty Steel wants Greensill administrators’ case put on ice
Restructuring & Insolvency 2026-01-29 11:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two Liberty Steel companies want a case brought in NSW by administrators for collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill to be put on hold while a related case in the UK is on foot.

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$40M suit against real estate investors spiked amid HK criminal case
Real Estate 2026-01-30 11:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lawsuits against a Chinese real estate investor and his mother involving transactions linked to Sam Fayad’s Dyldam Group have been paused pending criminal proceedings against the pair in Hong Kong.

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Builder wants personal costs order for ‘overly aggressive’ case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2026-01-30 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A Victorian construction company is seeking indemnity costs against the company that unsuccessfully pursued a winding-up application against it, as well as a personal costs order against its director.

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Ex-Duracell managing director loses bid for more time in visa fight
Employment 2026-01-29 3:48 pm By Andy Sidler

A former managing director of battery maker Duracell whose permanent residency visa application was pulled after his employment was terminated has lost a bid for more time to formulate a case for injunctive relief. 

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CoreLogic loses strike-out bid in data scraping case ahead of trial
Intellectual Property 2026-01-29 11:07 pm By Andy Sidler

In BCI’s data-scraping case against CoreLogic, which is set down for trial in April, a judge has thrown out a strike-out application she said was brought five months too late.

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Key MSO witness can’t give remote testimony in pianist’s trial
Discrimination 2026-01-28 11:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A key witness has been barred from giving evidence via video link during an upcoming trial in pianist Jayson Gillham’s discrimination case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

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Ex-EY partner appeals loss in share dispute case against National Tiles
Securities 2026-01-28 11:05 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has heard that a former EY partner is delaying a costs hearing after appealing his loss in a share dispute with tiling retailer National Tiles.

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Prison officer gets pro bono silk after ‘very personal’ recusal bid
Human Rights 2026-01-28 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A litigant bringing a sexual harassment case against the WA Department of Justice is now represented by pro bono counsel after the Federal Court’s top judge raised concerns about her “very personal” recusal application.

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