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Funder’s insurance insufficient security in case against lithium giant, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-07-26 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has stayed a case against global lithium miner Galaxy Resources after finding that an insurance policy by the plaintiff’s funder and an associated undertaking and deed of indemnity were insufficient to cover security for costs.

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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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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 “personal freedom”.

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Uber Eats makes restaurant contracts easier to swallow after ACCC scrutiny
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-17 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Uber Eats will overhaul its contracts with restaurants after an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found the agreements unfairly favoured the food delivery service.

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IOOF unit’s case ‘utterly unsupportable’, Sparke Helmore tells court
Trials 2019-07-02 8:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

Sparke Helmore has refuted allegations by IOOF subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees (SA) that it failed to provide proper legal advice to the trustee on a 2012 pine plantation sale that left 4,500 investors without millions of dollars worth of assets.

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Mondelez overvalued Aussie biz in $460M sale to Bega, suit claims
Corporate 2019-07-01 9:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bega Cheese is accusing global food giant Mondelez of overstating the value of the Australian assets purchased for $460 million in July 2017 as part of a deal that’s also at the centre of an ongoing dispute with Kraft over peanut butter trade dress rights.

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‘Neglect, inexperience, incompetence’: IOOF unit faces $82M trial over plantation sale
Trials 2019-07-01 7:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

IOOF subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees (SA) is facing an $82 million claim for compensation by investors angered by the way the trustee handled the sale of a 42,000 hectare timber plantation run by collapsed forestry giant Gunns Group.

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ACCC takes Jump! swim school to court for misleading franchisees
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-06-18 9:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken the operator of the Jump! swim school franchise and its director to court for allegedly promising franchisees that it would hand over an operational franchise within 12 months of signing a franchise agreement when it had no reasonable basis for making the promise.

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HWL Ebsworth partners on trial for alleged negligence over Sydney land tender
Real Estate 2019-06-14 11:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

HWL Ebsworth’s partners are facing trial in a case blaming the law firm and the NSW government for losses stemming from the $28.5 million sale of Crown-owned Sydney land to property developer PPK Group.

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In win for class, judge says promises in McMillan Shakespeare unit’s warranties were illusory
Class Actions 2019-06-11 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Promises to pay out claims under vehicle warranties issued by a unit of car leasing giant McMillan Shakespeare were illusory because of a clause that gave the company “manifestly sweeping” discretion to reject any claim, a judge has ruled, in a victory for a class action over the allegedly worthless financial products.

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