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State blasts ‘magical thinking’ of hotel quarantine class action
The state of Victoria has attacked the “magical thinking” of a class action over its COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle, as the applicants seek to plead an alternative case holding the state responsible for a wave of infections.
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Crown Group offloads Sky Suites in year’s biggest Sydney hotel deal
A receiver for collapsed developer Crown Group has sold the Sky Suites Sydney Hotel for a reported $68 million to a Singapore-based company.
Mastercard slams ACCC’s novel push for communications with lawyers
Mastercard has pushed back on the ACCC's argument that it waived privilege over communications with lawyers, saying it would "take the law of waiver to a place it has never been before".
Maybe happy ending for EY after mass defection of tax team to Alvarez & Marsal
Likening its position to the "Goldilocks zone", EY has secured documents from rival Alvarez & Marsal as it weighs potential litigation over the mass departure of partners and staff from its international tax practice.
AMP hit with another class action over ‘inflated’ insurance premiums
AMP is facing a new class action alleging certain superannuation fund members were hit with inflated premiums over a five-year period, after arguing a similar matter was "in search of a case" more than four years after being filed. 
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Allens-repped KKR scoops up farm infrastructure firm ProTen in $1.3B deal
US private equity firm KKR will acquire agriculture infrastructure firm ProTen from superfund Aware Super, in a deal valued at around $1.3 billion.
Walter Sofronoff can challenge Integrity Commission report
A judge has ruled that Walter Sofronoff KC can rely on a report on his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann in his case challenging the ACT Integrity Commission's findings that he engaged in corrupt conduct. 
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Realside sues property valuation firm over ‘excess’ rent on Adelaide mall
Fund manager Realside and other leaseholders have launched proceedings against M3Property and a valuer, alleging tenants of Rundle Mall in Adelaide have been overcharged for rent since 2006 as a result of consistently flawed valuations. 
Regeneron sues Sandoz over Eylea biosimilar
US biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has sued Sandoz, claiming it is threatening to infringe the patent for its Eylea biologic, used to treat macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema.
Katy Perry says Full Court got it right in trade mark spat with designer
Singer Katy Perry has asked the High Court to uphold the Full Court’s decision to knock out the ‘Katie Perry’ mark of an Australian fashion designer, as it gears up to hear an appeal raising issues about the construction of key provisions of the Trade Marks Act.