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AMP class action ‘in search of a case’ after four years, court told
Class Actions 2024-11-29 11:00 pm By Sam Matthews

AMP has won its bid for more information on a class action’s allegations that it charged excessive insurance premiums, saying the applicant appeared to be “in search of a case”.

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Real estate listings giant REA accuses rival Domain of scraping its data
Intellectual Property 2024-11-28 5:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

News Corp-owned REA Group has sued rival real estate portal Domain, accusing its main competitor of infringing the copyright it owns in property photos and floor plans.

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Clayton Utz got biggest slice of government’s $600M legal spend
Business of Law 2024-11-27 4:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal government spent more than $600 million on private law firms in 2022-23, and Clayton Utz was the firm the government turned to the most.

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Qube slashes Martinus’ costs in spat over terminal construction
Construction 2024-12-02 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Logistics giant Qube has partially prevailed in setting aside amounts Martinus Rail claimed it was owed under a contract for work at an intermodal freight terminal in Moorebank, NSW.

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Ex-Bulldogs player must produce messages between solicitor and doctor
Sports 2024-11-21 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An NRL player who is suing the Bulldogs for mental harm after he was allegedly forced to wrestle 30 other players as punishment must hand over correspondence between his solicitor and doctor.

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ANZ, OnePath class action members to pocket 65% of settlement if costs OK’d
Class Actions 2024-11-13 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The law firm running a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath wants a 29.4 per cent cut of the $50 million settlement, having run the case on a no win, no fee basis. 

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In fight to protect UBank brand, NAB wins challenge to UWallet trade mark
Financial Services 2024-11-06 1:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NAB has successfully opposed a US company’s bid to register a trade mark for ‘UWallet’, with IP Australia rejecting claims the bank was trying to establish a “de facto monopoly”.

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Medibank says Deloitte data breach report not relevant in shareholder class action
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-10-29 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Medibank is seeking to shield from a shareholder class action an “irrelevant” post-incident report by Deloitte into its massive October 2022 data breach.

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Care A2 settles spat with infant formula distributor
Emma Bathurst 2024-10-28 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dairy company Care A2 has settled a dispute with Gensco Laboratories over an agreement to distribute its infant formula in the US that went sour.

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Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expert evidence is not meant to “provide a judge with comfort”, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.

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