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High Court won’t save Lex Greensill from tax on $58M in capital gains
Appeals 2022-02-24 2:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has shot down Greensill founder Lex Greensill’s bid for special leave to challenge a finding that he owes tax on $58 million in capital gains, including income from the sale of shares in the collapsed UK-based supply chain finance company.

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Maurice Blackburn ‘more savvy than the rest of us’, judge says in Fearless Girl spat
Appeals 2022-02-22 9:21 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A Full Federal Court judge has questioned whether law firm Maurice Blackburn was “savvy” to the origins of New York’s famous Fearless Girl statue when it launched a copycat marketing campaign in Melbourne’s Federation Square.

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Maurice Blackburn appropriated Fearless Girl statue for ‘gender equality credentials’, court told
Advertising 2022-02-21 9:06 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Law firm Maurice Blackburn deliberately appropriated the iconic Fearless Girl statue in order to promote its own gender equality credentials, the Full Federal Court has heard.

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Insurers defeat appeals in COVID-19 business interruption test cases
Adam Pomerenke 2022-02-21 5:11 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

An appeals court challenge by a group of small businesses seeking coverage under business interruption insurance policies for losses flowing from COVID-19 restrictions has largely failed.

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High Court to hear BHP challenge to foreign investors in class action
Alistair Pound 2022-02-18 10:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

BHP Group has been granted special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling that rejected its bid to exclude foreign investors from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao dam disaster.

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Insurer has second crack at dodging doctor’s class action defence costs
Appeals 2022-02-17 9:32 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Avant Insurance has challenged a Federal Court judge’s interpretation of the Insurance Contracts Act in its second attempt to avoid liability for the defence costs of a plastic surgeon named in a class action brought over botched breast augmentations.

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Music festival organiser appeals ruling denying coverage for $3.2M COVID-related cancellation
Appeals 2022-02-17 5:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The organiser of the Big Red Bash outback music festival has appealed a judgment denying it coverage for $3.2 million cancellation of the festival during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic

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ACCC faces tough questions in appeal of NSW Ports competition case
ACCC 2022-02-17 2:15 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

An appeals court grilled counsel for the ACCC on the first day of a hearing challenging the dismissal of its case over a NSW government deal to privatise two ports, calling on the lawyer to spell out how the state was alleged to be in competition with the consortium that took over the ports.

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Ben Roberts-Smith reignites court battle with ex-wife over confidential emails
Appeals 2022-02-16 10:33 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Embattled war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith continues to pursue legal action against his ex-wife, having applied for leave to appeal a Federal Court decision disallowing cross-examination over allegations she accessed his private emails.

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‘I couldn’t sleep at night’: Clive Palmer says he feared for safety after WA’s ‘Palmer Act’
Barry Dean 2022-02-16 7:14 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Clive Palmer said he feared for his physical safety as a result of the criminal immunity granted to the WA government by legislation and the consequent ‘political campaign’ waged against him, as he took the stand for the first time in his defamation trial against the WA premier.

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