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Fortescue scores win against start-up accused of ‘industrial scale’ misuse
Intellectual Property 2024-10-04 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fortescue has defeated a bid by its former CFO’s green iron start-up to set aside search orders that were said to have been secured “off the back of egregious material non-disclosure”.  

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Class action adversaries on same side in High Court’s class closure case
Appeals 2024-10-04 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.

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Trial against Blockchain Global deferred to allow CEO to be joined
Cryptocurrency 2024-10-04 4:00 pm By Andy Sidler

A lawsuit by former Blockchain Global employees against the defunct cryptocurrency exchange has been stalled to allow CEO Sam Lee to be joined to the case.

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X loses challenge to notice from e-Safety Commissioner
Social Media 2024-10-04 2:34 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out X’s challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to its corporate predecessor Twitter over child sexual abuse monitoring on its platform.

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ANZ, OnePath to pay $50M in super class action settlement
Settlement 2024-10-03 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Big Four bank ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath will pay $50 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of super members allegedly charged excessive fees.

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Blue Sky founder’s claims against ASIC thrown out as ‘untenable’
Securities 2024-10-03 11:41 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has tossed claims against ASIC by the former boss of investment fund Blue Sky, describing the allegations as scandalous and untenable.

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Pianist sues Melbourne Symphony for cancelling show over Gaza remarks
Human Rights 2024-10-03 11:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Concert pianist Jayson Gillham is suing the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, claiming it discriminated against him by cancelling a performance over comments on the Gaza conflict.

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Eli Lilly loses bid for ‘>Hair’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-10-03 2:51 pm By Andy Sidler

US drug giant Eli Lilly cannot register a trade mark consisting of the word ‘hair’ preceded by the ‘greater-than’ symbol, despite winning registration in the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand.

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MinterEllison nabs construction litigation partner from KWM
Business of Law 2024-10-03 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

MinterEllison has lured a King & Wood Mallesons litigation veteran to bolster its construction practice.

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Thomson Geer snags employment team from KPMG Law
Business of Law 2024-10-03 2:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Thomson Geer has lured an employment law partner and his team from KPMG’s legal services division after the consulting firm announced it was shutting down its commercial law practice. 

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