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Test – Racing Victoria planned agreement to ‘seriously breach’ competition laws, court hears
Ashurst 2024-02-22 6:33 pm By WP Creative

Racing NSW has accused its Victorian counterpart of planning an anti-competitive agreement with five other states to exclude it from the thoroughbred racing industry, as it seeks documents to bring potential claims.

Holden dealers reject GM’s bleak alternate reality in class action
Andrew McRobert 2023-09-13 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Holden dealers in a class action over GM’s decision to retire the brand in March 2020 have taken issue with the car maker’s counterfactual in defence, which argues the plant supplying Holden’s best-selling models would have closed anyway.

Lawyer’s defamation case fails serious harm test, judge finds
Defamation 2023-09-13 4:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has dismissed a Sydney lawyer’s defamation case over an AI-generated story that accused her of trying to defraud $16,000 from David Jones, saying she had admitted to deceitful acts and had not suffered serious harm. 

Nine, News Corp defeat defamation suits over Central Coast crime coverage
Defamation 2023-09-13 4:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has thrown out defamation lawsuits by the partner of a man accused of being a Central Coast gang member in coverage by Nine and the Daily Telegraph, finding the stories never identified her. 

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Zip offered Firstmac $4M to settle trade mark suit
Financial Services 2023-09-13 1:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Buy now, pay later company Zip Co offered $4 million to settle a lawsuit by mortgage provider Firstmac alleging infringement of its ‘Zip’ trade mark which it ultimately defeated.

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Mosaic Brands boss told GM paying $275K bonus would land him in jail, suit says
Employment 2023-09-12 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former general manager at Noni B owner Mosaic Brands claims she was sacked after she pressed the fashion retailer to pay out a $275,000 retention bonus, alleging she was told things could “get messy” if she sought legal advice.

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ANZ, Suncorp gear up for fight with ACCC over $4.9B merger
ACCC 2023-09-12 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A battle with the competition regulator over the proposed ANZ, Suncorp tie-up has begun, with the first clash involving a group of rival lenders that want their submissions to the ACCC kept under lock and key.

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CBA deserves max penalty for $16.4M in underpayments, court told
Australian Government Solicitor 2023-09-12 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

CBA should pay a penalty of $12.8 million — close to the maximum penalty the court can impose on the bank — for underpaying its staff to the tune of $16.4 million, a judge has heard.

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Two years after opt-out too late for security bid in SA Power class action: court
Class Actions 2023-09-11 11:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against SA Power over a 2019 bushfire in the Adelaide Hills has dodged the energy company’s belated bid for security.

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The Kid Laroi loses bid to disqualify manager’s solicitors
Andrew Gotting 2023-09-11 6:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australian singer The Kid Laroi has failed to restrain solicitors who acted for his benefit in negotiating a record deal from representing his former manager in a contractual dispute, with a judge rejecting arguments the lawyers could be seen as “switching sides”. 

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