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‘Most regrettable’: Mawhinney’s incompetence claims against lawyers don’t come close, judges say
Aaron Weinstock 2022-09-15 1:52 pm By Sam Matthews

Despite scoring a win Thursday in his appeals court battle with ASIC, Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney was criticized for his “spurious” claims against solicitors and counsel acting for him.

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Mayfair’s James Mawhinney wins reversal of 20-year ban
Aaron Weinstock 2022-09-15 11:08 am By Sam Matthews

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has won an appeal against a decision that saw him banned from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.

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Fonterra victory over vegan dairy patent challenged in court
Allens 2022-09-15 12:49 am By Cindy Cameronne

Animal-free dairy and protein company Perfect Day is trying again to patent a composition that it says makes superior vegan cheese and butter, after New Zealand dairy company Fonterra succeeded in opposing its bid to patent the invention.

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Daily Mail appeals $150,000 Erin Molan defamation judgment
Appeals 2022-09-14 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

The Daily Mail is appealing a judge’s decision to award Nine sports presenter Erin Molan $150,000 over an article concerning an on-air remark she made about the pronunciation of National Rugby League Polynesian player names.

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Box Hill Institute settles class action with students over aviation course
Class Actions 2022-09-14 11:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Vocational education provider Box Hill Institute has reached an in-principle settlement in a class action by disgruntled students who allege the licences they obtained through the institute did not provide them with the requisite knowledge or training to obtain a commercial pilot’s licence.

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Roof tiling companies, directors cop $420,000 penalty in ACCC cartel case
ACCC 2022-09-14 2:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered two Sydney roof tiling businesses and their directors to pay a total of $420,000 in penalties after making admissions in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging they rigged bids for construction at the University of Sydney.

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Nine settles defamation case by former MP Andrew Laming
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-09-14 10:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

Nine Network has apologised to former member for Bowman, Andrew Laming, over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph, having struck a confidential settlement after the broadcaster dropped all defences to the politician’s defamation case.

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Judge puts kibosh on first hearing of new serious harm test in coach’s defamation case
ALT Legal Associates 2022-09-13 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia’s defamation laws is satisfied in a case brought by a weight lifting coach, citing an “unfortunate turn of events”.

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Iconic Melbourne music venue loses trade mark appeal
Appeals 2022-09-13 12:51 pm By Sam Matthews

The Corner Hotel has lost another bid to cancel a rival club’s ‘jazz corner’ and ‘jazz corner hotel’ trade marks, with a judge finding the marks did not infringe the famed Richmond pub’s ‘corner’ trade marks.

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Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-09-13 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.

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