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Judge slashes compensation with $50M payout in WestConnex land dispute
Real Estate 2019-07-18 9:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two companies owned by the ex-director of Dial A Dump have failed in a bid to secure $584 million in compensation for land compulsorily acquired by the NSW Government for the WestConnex project, with the court granting them less than 10 per cent of that amount.

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Judge dismisses ‘puzzling’ bid to boot FW Projects liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-18 8:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two construction companies have lost what a court has called a “puzzling” bid to oust the liquidators of collapsed FW Projects amidst a legal battle in the NSW Supreme Court over the property developer’s remaining assets.

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Guy Sebastian’s former manager admits to owing singer money, court hears
Entertainment 2019-07-18 1:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Titus Day, former manager of pop star Guy Sebastian, admits that certain payments for promotional work should have been made to the singer, a court has heard.

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Shifting sands: orders for defendants to produce insurance policies in class actions
Expert Insights 2019-07-17 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

We have started to see the Federal Court use its discretionary powers in respect of class actions to order defendants to disclose their insurance policies to plaintiffs. The emergence of these disclosure orders is an example of the flexible and pragmatic approach increasingly being adopted by the Federal Court in class actions, say Johnson Winter & Slattery’s Frances Dreyer and Nicholas Briggs.

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CEO taken to court for allegedly paying nanny $2.33 an hour
Employment 2019-07-17 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The CEO of a property development company faces enforcement action by the Fair Work Ombudsman for allegedly paying his nanny $2.33 an hour for over 100 hours of work a week.

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Liquidator admits ‘significant deficiencies’ and agrees to 10-year ban
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-17 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Veritas Advisory liquidator David Iannuzzi has admitted to “quite significant deficiencies” in his conduct as a liquidator and agreed to a 10-year ban from serving as an insolvency practitioner.

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Ban on Instagram selfie with Kylie Jenner would intrude on ‘personal freedom’, judge says
Intellectual Property 2019-07-17 6:19 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has refused to order the removal of a selfie photograph with model Kylie Jenner from the personal Instagram account of the former CEO of a trendy Australian sunglasses retailer, saying such an injunction would intrude on her ā€œpersonal freedomā€.

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Monster Energy takes another shot at blocking monster wheels trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-07-17 4:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Beverage giant Monster Energy has appealed a ruling that allowed a company associated with leading tyre retailer Bob Jane T-Mart to register trade marks for its Monster brand alloy wheels.

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Aged care provider Estia Health hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2019-07-17 2:09 pm By Amelia Birnie

Residential aged care provider Estia Health says it will ā€œvigorously defendā€ a class action filed by Phi Finney McDonald on behalf of shareholders who allege the company failed to disclose serious commercial difficulties with its acquisition strategy.

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Condom maker Ansell settles SKYN trade mark spat
Intellectual Property 2019-07-17 1:37 pm By Amelia Birnie

Ansell has settled a dispute with a Perth cosmetic clinic over its proposed registration of the trade mark ā€˜SKYN Love The Skyn You’re Inā€™, after the Australian rubber latex manufacturer argued it was substantially identical to four of its condom trade marks.

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