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In victory for class action, judge says bad breast implant claims can advance
The applicants in a class action against The Cosmetic Institute and twelve doctors over allegedly "incompetent" breast augmentation surgery have won court approval to expand their case to allege misleading and deceptive conduct and breaches of the consumer guarantees in the Australian Consumer Law.
Suncorp unit can force reversal of Coverforce acquisition, court says
The head of Australia's largest unlisted insurance broker, Coverforce, may face a future damages claim for misleading or deceptive conduct if a recent acquisition of former Suncorp unit Resilium is not reversed, a court has found.
IP firm pursues potential lawsuit against HWL Ebsworth
A specialist IP law firm has launched preliminary discovery proceedings against HWL Ebsworth after one of its lawyers jumped ship.
Appeals court finds ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick family’s $1 mining deal void
An appeals court has upheld a ruling that found two firms previously run by Joseph "Diamond Joe" Gutnik and his family were insolvent, ending a long-running battle over hundreds of millions of dollars in mining assets.
‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick’s company ordered to pay debts or face winding up
An appeals court has ordered a phosphate mining company owned by mining magnate Joseph Gutnik to pay back more than $225,000 owed to the Queensland state government or face immediate liquidation, accusing the company of showing a "cavalier attitude" towards earlier orders made by the court.