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Lottoland hits the jackpot in ACMA betting challenge
The CEO of Lottoland says the company has “finally been vindicated” by a court ruling that overturned a decision by the Australian Communications and Media Authority that outlawed a number of its jackpot betting services.
Patent attorneys sued by firm win bid for Seyfarth docs
Two patent attorneys who are being sued by a boutique IP firm for jumping ship to start their own business have cleared the first hurdle in their fight against preliminary discovery, after a judge found the documents relied upon by their former employer’s lawyers at Seyfarth Shaw were relevant to the case.
Dispute over $183M solar arbitration award against Spain stayed
The Federal Court has stayed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $183 million international arbitration award against the Kingdom of Spain over a solar farm investment while the country seeks to have the award annulled.
Crown settles Sydney Harbour views dispute with NSW
Crown Resorts and Lendlease have settled a dispute with the NSW government over access to unblocked harbour views from the $2.2 billion Crown Sydney Hotel Resort currently being constructed in the city's Barangaroo area.
Litigation must not descend into ‘staged trench warfare’, top judge tells ASIC, ANZ
The Federal Court's top judge has urged ASIC and ANZ to continue their "litigation good faith" in the corporate cop's action over $35 million in allegedly illegal customer fees charged by the bank, and cautioned the two sides against slogging it out with a "staged trench warfare" mentality.
Responsible lending class action against Westpac paused after ASIC loss
After defeating the corporate regulator's case alleging it breached responsible lending laws, banking giant Westpac has won a reprieve from lodging a defence in a related class action.
‘A degree of chaos’: Judge questions IAG common fund as High Court decision looms
A judge has questioned a common fund application in a class action against two IAG entities over allegedly worthless add-on insurance, saying there may be a "degree of chaos" if the order was approved only to be undone by a pending High Court decision.
Winery enters liquidation after $352,000 fine for Penfolds trade mark infringement
An Adelaide-based wine exporter which was fined $352,000 for infringing three trade marks of a Treasury Wine Estates unit has been ordered into liquidation by the Victorian Supreme Court.
‘This pleading is a mess’: Judge slams liquidators’ case against Forge directors and auditors
A judge has sent insolvency firm Ferrier Hodgson back to the drawing board to redraft its pleadings against the former directors and auditors of collapsed construction company Forge Group, warning that the overlapping actions were at risk of becoming an “unrideable bull”.
Fairfax appeals $280K Chau Chak Wing defamation judgment, says journo didn’t lie
Fairfax Media has challenged a judge's "gravely serious" suggestion that one of its journalists lied about a confidential source, during the first day of a two-day appeal hearing over a $280,000 defamation judgment awarded to Chinese-Australian businessman Chau Chak Wing.