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Investor Tolga Kumova admits to $4.8B valuation error in defamation row
Defamation 2022-06-23 1:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Young Rich Lister Tolga Kumova has admitted to publishing an inaccurate tweet about the value of a mineral resource owned by a zinc producer of which he was a director, agreeing at trial in his defamation case that he was off by $4.8 billion.

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Samsung hit with $14M penalty for misleading Galaxy waterproof claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-23 1:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Samsung Australia has been slapped with a $14 million penalty for running ads that misrepresented that its Galaxy smartphones could be used in pool and sea water.

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Mills Oakley brings on HWL Ebsworth partner to launch cyber risk and insurance practice
Business of Law 2022-06-23 1:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Mills Oakley is launching a cyber risk and insurance offering spearheaded by former HWL Ebsworth partner Jason Symons.

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Judge wants to wait on commission, costs in $20M BSA class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-22 12:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge who will oversee an upcoming hearing for approval of a $20 million settlement in a class action against Optus contractor BSA has urged the parties to sever the funder’s commission and costs from the settlement to avoid delays in distribution to group members.

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Hutchinson’s ‘monstrous’ claim survives in case over $153M Port Melbourne development
Real Estate 2022-06-22 10:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Construction giant Hutchinson has succeeded in bringing claims against a related entity of a Port Melbourne property developer over a $153 million project after alleging the developer was a “company of straw” that had no assets.

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Woodside hit with third lawsuit over $16.5B WA natural gas project
Environment 2022-06-22 3:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Conservation Foundation has brought proceedings against oil and gas producer Woodside Energy, arguing its Scarborough gas project in Western Australia cannot go ahead until its climate impacts are assessed.Ā 

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Fintech denies discriminating against ex-GC, says redundancy was genuine
Employment 2022-06-22 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former general counsel of UK-based transit payment provider Littlepay was dismissed because her legal support was ā€œproblematicā€, the fintech claims in response to allegations she faced bullying and discrimination upon returning to work after giving birth.

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Apple, Google hit with class actions over app store commissions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-21 9:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Apple and Google have been hit with class actions alleging they violated competition laws by charging customers inflated commission on certain apps and in-app purchases.

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Sparke Helmore had paralegal ā€˜at the helmā€™ of botched land sale, court told
Real Estate 2022-06-21 10:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firm Sparke Helmore negligently failed to alert a NSW developer to an imminent deadline for two land sale contracts in a troubled $30 million development because a paralegal, rather than a solicitor, was ā€œat the helmā€, an appeals court has heard.

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Former Maddocks’ client cops grilling in appeal of landmark damages
Professional Negligence 2022-06-21 9:30 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has questioned the financial forecasting that underpinned a $13 million award of damages to a former client of Maddocks in a suit over negligent legal advice that allegedly led to a botched sale and administration.

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