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Seven files ‘urgent’ lawsuit over Commonwealth Games software
Contracts 2022-07-15 10:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Broadcaster Seven has filed court proceedings against a production firm it partners with to broadcast the Olympic Games for allegedly refusing to hand over software it needs for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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Class action wants admissions after Albanese declares ‘climate emergency’
Alicia Lyons 2022-07-15 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the Morrison government were “woefully inadequate”, a court heard Friday. 

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‘No relationship’ with reality: Judge rails against ‘grossly inflated’ security estimate
Construction 2022-07-14 5:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has slammed a “grossly inflated” estimate of legal costs relied on during a security for costs bid by non-bank lender Aquamore Finance in an appeal over a commercial loan accruing compound interest of 79 per cent per year.

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Christian Porter loses appeal after silk barred from acting in defamation case
ABC 2022-07-14 2:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.

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Reflex fails to prove invalidity of Globaltech patent for devices sold to Boart Longyear
Adrian Ryan 2022-07-14 2:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Technology company Reflex Instruments has lost its challenge to rival Globaltech’s patent for two mining survey tools, with a judge finding Reflex had not established the technology wasn’t novel and lacked an inventive step.

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Judge questions if Tiwi Islanders disqualified from challenging Santos drill plan
Allens 2022-07-13 10:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has questioned whether Tiwi Islanders’ delay in filing an application to stop Santos from beginning drilling on an offshore gas project this month may have doomed the bid.

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ASIC seeks $15M penalty against GetSwift after ‘unprecedented’ offshore move
Alan Shearer 2022-07-12 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

ASIC has called for a $15 million penalty against GetSwift and 12-year bans against its directors, who moved the logistics company overseas as the regulator’s enforcement action was on foot, a move the court on Tuesday said was “unprecedented”.

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Mascot Towers owners settle with developer of neighbouring building
Colin Biggers & Paisley 2022-07-12 7:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Owners in Sydney’s Mascot Towers have struck a deal with the developer that built a neighbouring property, in a lawsuit seeking more than $15 million in damages over alleged structural cracks that made their apartments unlivable.

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NAB denies ‘boys club culture’, says exec carried baseball bat as ‘fidget toy’
Employment 2022-07-11 6:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The National Australia Bank has denied claims by a former senior employee that she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender, saying a manager did not brandish a baseball bat in a threatening way but merely carried it around as a ‘fidget toy’.

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Judge says Queensland energy class action should be open to all eligible consumers
Class Actions 2022-07-11 6:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has ordered that a competition class action against Queensland power companies Stanwell and CS Energy be made open to all energy consumers in the state, saying it was not a “plain vanilla” commercial class action. 

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