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Mastercard can appeal privilege waiver ruling in ACCC’s case
Mastercard can pursue an appeal of a ruling for the competition regulator requiring the credit card giant to hand over communications about its agreements with retailers, which are at the centre of a misuse of market power case.
Johns Lyng top execs dragged into suit over $75M sale of retailer
Two senior Johns Lyng Group executives have been dragged into a dispute over the $75 million sale of Nike franchisee Retail Prodigy Group.
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VCAT decision against developer ‘lacks intelligible justification’: court
A property developer has won its challenge to a VCAT decision that tanked its subdivision plans, with an appeals court accepting its argument that the decision was “seriously illogical”.
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Builder BGC pulled into class action over Fletcher Building pipes
Iplex Pipelines has argued builder BGC should hand over documents relating to its estimate that it will cost $123 million to fix homes it claims were fitted with faulty pipes manufactured by the Fletcher Building unit.
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Davies Collison Cave files lawsuit over Melbourne lease
IP boutique Davies Collison Cave has brought proceedings against its Melbourne landlord at the Orica House, seeking a declaration that it has not abandoned its lease.  
Fletcher Building unit points finger at BGC in pipes class action
Iplex Pipelines has argued builder BGC should hand over documents relating to its estimate that it will cost $123 million to fix homes it claims were fitted with faulty pipes manufactured by the Fletcher Building unit.
Insurer must indemnify Rio Tinto mine operator for labour hire worker’s injury
A GIO insurance policy held by labour hire company Workpac extended to indemnify a Rio Tinto mine operator for damages resulting from an injury to a worker, an appeals court has found.
Lovisa underpayments class action sets up next reverse onus test
Jewellery retailer Lovisa has struck back at an underpayments class action, saying it does not have the burden of disproving the underpayments claims because the applicants have not proven each alleged unpaid overtime hour was actually worked.
Mills Oakley snags new partners for litigation, insurance teams
Mills Oakley has lured three new partners to join its commercial disputes and insurance teams from DLA Piper, HopgoodGanim and Holding Redlich.
Nike loses challenge to swoosh-like trade mark of Canberra football club
Nike has lost its challenge to a Canberra AFL club's trade mark, with IP Australia finding that the “arc-like feature” depicting a football in flight was not deceptively similar to the sportswear giant’s iconic swoosh mark.