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Melissa Caddick’s husband to vacate Dover Heights mansion as receivers push for sale
White Collar 2022-05-03 3:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The husband of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick will be vacating the couple’s harbour-view mansion as court-ordered receivers prepare to put it up for sale. 

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Pelvic mesh class actions nearing settlement, court told
Class Actions 2022-04-28 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Settlement talks in three class actions on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products have progressed “substantially”, a court has heard.

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Judge signs off on 40% cut for law firm in Arrium class action
Class Actions 2022-04-27 1:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a 40 per cent group costs order for the law firm that’s running a class action against KPMG and former directors of collapsed mining company Arrium, the highest approved since the state began allowing lawyers to earn a cut of class action awards.

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Melissa Caddick’s unemployed husband stakes claim to homes, cars
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-04-19 5:19 pm By Sam Matthews

The husband of Sydney conwoman Melissa Caddick has staked his claim to a share of his late wife’s estate, and asked the court to deliver up a bundle of property, including Caddick’s Gucci wedding dress.

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Melissa Caddick’s parents say receivers not entitled to Edgecliff home
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-04-11 7:06 pm By Sam Matthews

The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have staked their claim over her $2.6 million Edgecliff home, which they say they have lived in since 2017 according to a binding agreement with their daughter.

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Mercedes-Benz to argue Takata airbags recall was invalid
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-04-01 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz will defend ACCC proceedings alleging it exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags by arguing the recall was invalid.

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In-N-Out Burgers settles trade mark suit against ‘ghost kitchen’ operator
Intellectual Property 2022-03-18 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

American fast food chain In-N-Out Burgers has settled a trade mark dispute with a Queensland fast food business that operates “ghost kitchens” under the name In & Out Aussie Burgers.

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Fitness chain F45 tries to revive patents for computerised workout system
Intellectual Property 2022-03-16 5:29 pm By Sam Matthews

National fitness chain F45 has appealed a court decision revoking two of its patents for a computer-run trainer workout system, arguing its system constituted a technological innovation in the field of fitness studio franchising which rival Body Fit has profited from.

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Hastie’s claim against Lendlease in $68M suit ‘untenable’, court hears
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-03-16 10:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A bid by the liquidators of collapsed engineering company Hastie Group for Lendlease to pay back funds it withdrew under bank guarantees is “untenable” and “misconceived”, a court has heard in a $68 million case that also targets Multiplex, Grocon and John Holland.

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Mars keeps MM mark away from chocolate in trade mark settlement
Intellectual Property 2022-03-14 11:08 am By Miklos Bolza

A judge has signed off on a settlement in a trade mark spat between M&M candy maker Mars and the world’s largest macadamia grower, Macquis Macadamias, under which Marquis will no longer seek to register its MM mark for chocolate bars.

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