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In-N-Out Burger doubles down on trade mark protection with latest lawsuit 
Popular American fast food chain In-N-Out Burger is doubling down on alleged bootlegged burger branding, once again going after an Australian company for allegedly using its trade marked name and logo to turn a profit.
$23.6M Vocation class action bill might have been ‘materially lower’, judge says
A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a shareholder class action against failed training company Vocation and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, but questioned whether the $10.9 million commission and $12.75 million legal bill could have been "materially lower" had the case been run by one funder and firm instead of two.
Former Arrium directors point finger at KPMG in class action defence
Four executives of the failed Arrium have named auditor KPMG as a "concurrent wrongdoer" in defending a shareholder class action over a $754 million capital raising two years prior to the mining and steel giant's $2 billion collapse.
Arrium settlement was a ‘substantial compromise’, judge says
A settlement reached in a lawsuit by the liquidators of collapsed steel giant Arrium against 10 former company directors accused of insolvent trading has been approved by a judge, who noted that while the settlement amount was "substantial", the deal involved a "substantial compromise".
Peter Dutton’s defamation suit over ‘rape apologist’ tweet ripe for settlement, judge says
Federal politician Peter Dutton has been ordered into mediation in his defamation case against a refugee activist over a tweet calling the defence minister a "rape apologist", with a judge saying the case could be settled without a trial.
Tweet labelling Peter Dutton a ‘rape apologist’ was fair comment, says refugee activist
A refugee activist has hit back at a defamation lawsuit brought by Peter Dutton over a tweet calling the defence minister a “rape apologist”, saying it was fair comment on Dutton’s response to the issue of sexual violence in Australia and offshore detention centres.
Baker McKenzie dragged into Chinese lender’s case against PwC over failed Aussie launch
Chinese lender Aoyin wants to join Baker McKenzie to its claims against PwC over a failed bid to launch the first Chinese bank incorporated in Australia, after advice documents from the law firm were uncovered in a last-minute privilege fight.
ACCC drops long-running consumer case against NIB
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has dropped a consumer case accusing NIB Health Funds of failing to alert customers to coverage changes in their policies, less than a month before trial was set to kick off in the long-running case.
Settlement reached in lawsuit against Arrium directors
A mid-trial settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the liquidators of collapsed steel giant Arrium against 10 former company directors and officers for allegedly engaging in insolvent trading.
Refugee activist sued by Peter Dutton says his ‘rape apologist’ tweet was honest opinion
Defence minister Peter Dutton has brought defamation proceedings against a refugee activist who labelled Dutton a "rape apologist" on Twitter, but the activist says he was expressing an honest opinion and says politicians should have thicker skins.