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High Court to hear Glencore shipping fee fight with Port of Newcastle
ACCC 2021-03-17 11:50 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court will weigh in on a dispute between the Port of Newcastle and mining giant Glencore over access charges to shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.

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Three law firms to duke it out in Boral class action beauty parade
Alicia Lyons 2021-03-16 10:36 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A fight between three leading class action firms over who will lead a potentially lucrative shareholder class action against construction giant Boral is back on, after the High Court pressed go on class action beauty parades.

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‘Both of you don’t look that great’: Judge criticises parties in dispute over Qantas exec’s defection to Virgin
Employment 2021-03-16 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne Melbourne

A judge has criticised the “clearly strategic” moves by Qantas and former senior executive Nick Rohrlach in their fight over whose lawsuit should resolve a dispute about the terms of his defection to competitor Virgin Australia.

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Law firm racked up $60M legal bill in Queensland floods class action
Appeals 2021-03-15 2:01 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The law firm behind a long-running class action over the 2011 floods in Queensland which reached a $440 million partial settlement last month has estimated that its legal bill to date totals around $60 million.

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Christian Porter accuses ABC reporter of ‘campaign’ to destroy his reputation
ABC 2021-03-15 11:55 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Attorney-General Christian Porter has filed defamation proceedings in the Federal Court against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan over an online article he says made false allegations against him.

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Novartis sues to stop generic version of blockbuster MS drug
Clayton Utz 2021-03-15 11:06 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Swiss drug giant Novartis has sued generic drug maker Pharmacor to halt its launch of a generic version of the company’s top-selling MS drug Gilenya.

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Woolworths can include details of ‘no cost’ pay review in class action notice
Adero Law 2021-03-12 5:33 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has allowed Woolworths to include details of its internal pay review processes in an opt out notice to be sent to disgruntled current and former employees who have launched a class action against the supermarket giant.

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Late opt outs imperil $138M IAG ‘junk insurance’ class action settlement
Adam Hochroth 2021-03-12 4:43 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A group of late opt out notices by group members in a class action over IAG insurance, who were egged on in part by a ‘corporate warfare’ campaign by claims management service Claimo, could result in IAG pulling the plug on a $138 million settlement.

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CBA says ‘non-existent’ chance it will make admissions in ASIC’s conflicted remuneration case
Anna Wilson 2021-03-11 7:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has told a judge there’s no chance it will admit to ASIC’s allegations that it accepted conflicted remuneration through the sale of its Essential Super product, likening the matter to ASIC’s failed ‘Wagyu and shiraz’ case against Westpac.

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Epic Games brings competition case against Google over in-app purchases
Clifford Chance 2021-03-10 10:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Fortnite developer Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct and misuse of market power, after launching a similar claim against Apple in November.

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