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Court rejects ‘misconceived’ bid to expand Reject Shop class action
Class Actions 2024-12-13 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid to expand the group membership in an underpayments class action against discount retailer The Reject Shop, saying it was based on a misconceived premise. 

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Funder behind WestConnex class action hit with indemnity costs
Class Actions 2024-12-12 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

The funder behind a class action against Transport for NSW that has switched law firms five times has been hit with indemnity costs after it failed to brief a barrister in a dispute over its bid to rescind trust funds.

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WestConnex class action funder hit with indemnity costs
Construction 2024-12-13 4:42 am By Andy Sidler

The funder behind a class action against Transport for NSW by residents displaced by the construction of Sydney’s WestConnex tunnel has been ordered to pay $134,000  to cover the class action’s costs after it brought a failed action to rescind trust funds.

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Atomic coffee machine distributor roasted in appeal of trade mark decision
Intellectual Property 2019-01-15 8:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian distributor of Atomic coffee machines has lost a Federal Court appeal of an IP Australia decision allowing the registration of the Atomic trade mark by a South Perth cafe, with a judge slamming her evidence on the stand as untruthful.

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