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Acciona says no unfettered access to $511M waste-to-energy plant
Acciona 2023-03-15 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Acciona has hit back at a suit brought by the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth alleging it was unlawfully shut out of the project site, with the Spanish infrastructure giant saying the entity had no “unlimited right of access.”

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Silk sues Suncorp over eight-year insurance claim saga
Anthony Morris 2023-03-15 10:10 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A senior barrister has sued insurer Suncorp for its alleged inadequate handling of a claim first made in 2014 relating to storm damage at his three-storey home which made him feel he was “living out a real-life version of Bill Murray’s experience in the movie Groundhog Day.”

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Tabcorp can access Entain’s legal advice for possible case over NSW pub deal
Addisons 2023-03-15 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has ordered online bookmaker Entain and the Australian Hotels Association to hand over legal advice concerning their agreement to advertise digital wagering products in NSW pubs so that Tabcorp can decide whether to bring a case. 

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Settlement in Gunns class action against KPMG, directors wins court OK
Agriculture 2023-03-15 4:29 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

A judge has approved a confidential settlement in a class action against KPMG and nine former Gunns Plantations directors over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania.

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Opal Tower engineer’s status as Icon subcontractor enough for class action indemnity, trial told
Class Actions 2023-03-15 4:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Opal Tower engineer WSP is battling insurers for builder Icon over coverage for the costs of a class action by residents, telling a court on Wednesday that Icon was liable for alleged structural defects in the building despite having subcontracted the structural design to WSP.

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Trade mark reputation not relevant in deceptive similarity cases, High Court rules
Angus Lang 2023-03-15 3:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The reputation of a registered trade mark and its owner is not relevant in assessing the deceptive similarity of a challenged mark, the High Court has found, clarifying the test for infringement under a section of the Trade Marks Act.

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Landmark concussion class action filed by former AFL players
Class Actions 2023-03-14 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ground-breaking class action has been filed in Victoria against the AFL seeking compensation for former players who sustained concussion-related injuries during games.

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Kanye West hit with burger shop’s costs after lawsuit thrown out
Entertainment 2023-03-14 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has been ordered to foot the legal bill of a small Melbourne restaurant he sued, after the lawsuit was thrown out due to the artist’s failure to meet a deadline for filing evidence.

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Opal Tower class members could do ‘simple arithmetic’, funder says in appeal of cuts to commission
Appeals 2023-03-14 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The funder in the Opal Tower class action has appealed a judge’s decision to slash its commission for not disclosing proposed deductions from the settlement sum as percentages, telling the Full Court that group members could do “simple arithmetic”.

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MACH Energy hits back at Tinkler’s fraud case, mounts strike-out bid
Ben Hancock 2023-03-14 5:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

MACH Energy has hit back at a lawsuit by mining executive Nathan Tinkler’s companies that alleges a former general manager misused confidential information to help MACH buy the lucrative Mount Pleasant coal mine.

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