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TFS pelvic mesh class action reaches partial settlement
AJB Stevens 2023-02-22 12:48 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A class action filed on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products has reached a settlement with the insurer of defunct device maker TFS Manufacturing.

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Full Court urged to toss ASIC’s ‘fatal’ appeal in CBA conflicted remuneration case
Anna Wilson 2023-02-22 5:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has urged the Full Court to toss ASIC’s challenge to a decision dismissing its conflicted remuneration case over the bank’s sale of its Essential Super product, saying the appeal suffered from “fatal” flaws.

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Sunwater asks High Court to hear floods class action coverage spat
Appeals 2023-02-21 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dam services provider Sunwater has asked the High Court to take its side in a dispute over insurance coverage for a $440 million class action settlement with victims of the 2010-2011 floods in Queensland.

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BCC loses appeal over $8M trade credit policy to Phoenix financier
Anne Horvath 2023-02-21 1:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Insurer Bond & Credit Company has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to indemnify an Australian non-bank lender that provided $8 million in trade finance to companies in Phoenix Group shortly before its collapse.

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Workers’ rights at mercy of employers if Qantas wins in High Court, says TWU
Appeals 2023-02-21 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Transport Workers Union has predicted wide-reaching consequences for workplace rights if Qantas succeeds in its High Court appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Broker loses appeal of 2014 banning order, again
Appeals 2023-02-21 3:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A mortgage broker has lost his challenge to a tribunal’s decision to uphold a lifelong ban by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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Judge won’t stay crypto class action against Qoin issuer
Andrew Crowe 2023-02-20 8:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has declined to stay a class action against BPS Financial, the issuer of cryptocurrency Qoin, in light of similar ASIC proceedings.

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Advanta Seeds wins more time to renew patent after law firm slip-up
Agriculture 2023-02-20 3:51 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Agricultural giant Nufarm has lost its appeal of a decision giving rival Advanta Seeds extra time to pay a renewal fee for its patent for a hybrid plant cell, after an error by its lawyers caused the renewal to fall through the cracks.

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Tyro settles class action over EFTPOS outage
Bannister Law 2023-02-17 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fintech Tyro has agreed to settle a class action brought by retailers who were unable to process payments during a days-long EFTPOS outage in January 2021.

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Mitsubishi wins High Court leave in case over ‘misleading’ fuel economy label
Appeals 2023-02-17 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether Mitsubishi can be sued over allegedly misleading fuel efficiency representations on a label affixed to the windshield of a Triton 4WD that was required by law.

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