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Journalist claims PTSD from bushfire reporting in suit against Ten
Employment 2023-10-23 10:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Ten wants to stay a sex discrimination claim brought by journalist Tegan George in light of separate personal injury proceedings seeking damages from the broadcaster over PTSD allegedly caused by reporting from the 2019-2020 bushfires.

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Appeal filed in crypto class action against Google, Meta
Cryptocurrency 2023-10-16 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

A self-represented applicant is challenging the permanent stay of his competition class action against Google and Meta over the digital companies’ decision to ban cryptocurrency ads.

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Johnson Winter Slattery picks up IP specialist from Corrs
Intellectual Property 2023-10-11 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

Johnson Winter Slattery has lured to the firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s intellectual property litigator Chrystal Dare, who led the historical copyright case over the rights to the Aboriginal flag.

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Benjamin Hornigold sues ex-directors, investment manager over $4M in loans
Financial Services 2023-10-10 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investment fund Benjamin Hornigold has sued two former directors and its investment manager John Bridgeman Limited over a decision to enter into $4 million in loans.

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Virgin Australia lobs cross-claim in bondholder class action
Class Actions 2023-10-09 10:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A bondholder class action against Virgin is heating up, with the airline filing a cross-claim seeking the court’s approval to demand periodic payments from the applicant to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.

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Crypto is ‘not money’: Finder Wallet fights ASIC case
Cryptocurrency 2023-10-04 9:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Finder Wallet has argued it did not need a financial services licence to sell its crypto product Finder Earn because it was not money, but instead allowed customers to purchase an asset and acted as a marketing tool to funnel users to its app. 

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AMP agrees to talks in BOLR class action despite appeal
Financial Services 2023-10-04 3:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP and a group of financial advisers in a class action over changes to the firm’s buyer of last resort policy have agreed to another round of mediation, even as the wealth manager appeals a judge’s liability finding.

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Qld tech firm denies using confidential info for battery patent applications
Intellectual Property 2023-10-02 10:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Queensland technology company Anteotech has hit back at a lawsuit claiming it misused Ferroglobe’s confidential silicon samples in a patent application after a failed collaboration, saying the global speciality metals producer acquiesced to the use. 

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Epic Games cases against Google, Apple to run alongside class actions
John Sheahan 2023-09-28 10:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered lawsuits by Fortnite owner Epic Games against Apple and Google to be heard together with class actions against the tech giants on behalf of app developers and customers who accuse them of distorting competition in the app marketplace.

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AMP appeals financial advisers’ win in BOLR class action
Appeals 2023-09-27 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP has appealed its loss in a class action over changes to its buyer of last resort policy, under which the wealth manager slashed the amount it would pay financial advisers for their books of business.

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