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Uber Eats, Doordash reach historic deal on standards for gig workers
Employment 2025-11-25 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Uber Eats and DoorDash have reached a landmark deal with the Transport Workers Union to set baseline pay and protections for gig workers.

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Foxtel can’t knock out Tencent’s Arena Breakout trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-11-25 11:51 pm By Andy Sidler

Chinese video game giant Tencent can amend a bid to register its Arena Breakout videogame trade marks, after IP Australia found only minimal overlap with Foxtel’s ‘Arena’ brand.

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Chief Justice raises concerns about ‘very personal’ recusal bid
Discrimination 2025-11-24 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Chief Justice of the Federal Court has raised concerns about reallocating a case by a self-represented litigant whose recusal bid became “very personal”, with photos of the judge, his family and a sick family member filed as evidence.

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The Australian to claim truth defence in JLL execs’ cases, court told
Defamation 2025-11-24 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The publisher of The Australian will bring a truth defence to defamation claims by two sacked executives of commercial real estate broker JLL who claim they were falsely accused of sexual harassment, a court has heard. 

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Judge wrong to find no duty of care in climate change class action, appeal says
Class Actions 2025-11-24 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Imposing a duty of care on the Australian government to protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate change would not involve the Federal Court in matters of political judgment, a failed class action has argued on appeal.

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McCullough Robertson sued over $33M share sale advice
Professional Negligence 2025-11-24 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

A superannuation fund has taken McCullough Robertson to court, arguing that its former solicitors failed to warn that a $33 million share sale agreement with Firecroft Technical Services could be jeopardised if a related Fair Work Commission approval was quashed. 

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CBEM loses appeal in payment dispute over Dural development
Construction 2025-11-25 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Sydney builder has lost its challenge to a $453,000 judgment for a developer, with an appeals court finding the construction company claimed payment for a greater amount of work than was done on a project in Dural. 

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Momofuku appeals loss in trade mark dispute with instant noodle giant
Intellectual Property 2025-11-24 11:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Famed restaurant chain Momofuku has filed an appeal after losing its challenge to a trade mark of instant noodle giant Nissin Foods, a court has heard.

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ATO appeals win for YTL Power in $948M dispute over ElectraNet sale
Appeals 2025-11-24 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The tax commissioner is challenging last month’s loss in a $948 million capital gains dispute with Malaysia’s YTL Power.

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Suit accuses Telix of breaching licence agreement for cancer drug Zircaix
Intellectual Property 2025-11-24 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

German pharmaceutical company Heidelberg Pharma has filed a lawsuit against Australian drug maker Telix alleging breach of a licence agreement for its kidney cancer diagnostic drug Zircaix. 

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