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Boost Mobile sues Optus for ‘flagrant’ trade mark infringement
Intellectual Property 2023-03-01 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Boost Mobile has sued telecommunications giant Singtel Optus, alleging it “misappropriated” its goodwill by marketing services under a similar product name after Boost chose to move its mobile network to Telstra.

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Chinese crypto miner wins return of equipment in five-way stoush
Cryptocurrency 2023-02-24 10:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A Chinese crypto miner has won its equipment back, for now, after a Melbourne business it charged with looking after the machines allegedly allowed four other businesses to access them, culminating in a five-way stoush involving an ambulance and police.

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MinterEllison pulls out of Adelaide Festival over Palestinian authors
Business of Law 2023-02-21 3:47 pm By Sam Matthews

MinterEllison has pulled its sponsorship of the upcoming Adelaide Festival because of the inclusion of two Palestinian writers known for their anti-Zionist views, citing concerns about “racist or antisemitic commentary.”

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High Court to hear appeal over liability for developer’s source code theft
High Court 2023-02-17 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court will hear an appeal over whether real estate agent Biggin & Scott should be held liable for copyright infringement for its supposed “indifference” to the copying of real estate marketing platform Campaigntrack’s source code by a developer.

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‘Porsches, Lamborghinis and racehorses’: Court hears details of alleged $400M Forum Finance fraud
White Collar 2023-02-06 5:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac has told a court that it is “inconceivable” that Forum Finance directors Bill Papas and Vince Tesoriero and funded their lavish lifestyles legitimately, as trial kicked off in the bank’s $400 million fraud case against the Forum companies.

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ASIC says James Mawhinney’s defamation case doesn’t clear ‘serious harm’ bar
Defamation 2023-02-06 4:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit back at a defamation suit by Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney over a media release, saying it doesn’t meet the new ‘serious harm’ threshold for defamation matters.

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COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action defeats state’s bid for stay
Class Actions 2023-02-03 3:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action on behalf of businesses claiming harm from the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle has staved off the state of Victoria’s bid for a stay pending a criminal action against the Department of Health.

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Mesoblast looks to exclude some investors from shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-01-25 1:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has hit back at a shareholder class action over its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19, saying that some group members are barred from bringing claims because of a settlement reached in a US class action.

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Wotton + Kearney nabs MinterEllison partner to lead new Adelaide office
Business of Law 2023-01-25 4:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Insurance law firm Wotton + Kearney has lured a MinterEllison partner and her team to its recently established Adelaide office, as well as a special counsel from Barry.Nillson.

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Class action members benefit when funder’s payout in line with risk, judge says
Class Actions 2023-01-13 10:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

In reasons for approving a $41 million deal to settle one of three shareholder class actions over Slater & Gordon’s acquisition of a UK firm and awarding the funder 28 per cent, a judge has challenged a persistent notion that the interests of litigation funders and group members are at odds.

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