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Full Court tosses ACCC appeal in Medibank disclosure case
Appeals 2018-12-20 10:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lost an appeal of a ruling that dismissed its case over allegedly inadequate disclosures by private health insurer Medibank relating to member benefits.

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Network 10 drops Boss name after legal action by Fairfax
Baker McKenzie 2018-12-12 10:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A month after Network 10 vowed to fiercely defend against a trade mark infringement case by Fairfax Media over its new ’10 Boss’ logo, the TV broadcaster has agreed to drop the name.

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Hastie liquidators offer to settle with builders over $124M in unpaid bills
Baker McKenzie 2018-12-07 7:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hastie Group’s liquidators have offered to drop their $124 million case against two dozen major builders if the companies agree to pay an undisclosed sum toward their unpaid bills, a court heard Friday.

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Merger to create $285M IP firm poised for Asia push
Baker McKenzie 2018-11-27 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The companies that own some of Australia’s largest intellectual property boutiques have agreed to a merger that will create a 349 employee-strong firm that’s a force to be reckoned with in the market for IP services in Asia Pacific.

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Quinn’s fees, funder’s cut slashed in Bank of Queensland class action settlement
Baker McKenzie 2018-11-26 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has taken a hatchet to Quinn Emanuel’s fees and the funder’s cut in a $12 million settlement of a class action against Bank of Queensland, a settlement which he previously described as one of the “worst” he’d ever seen.

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McMillan Shakespeare unit denies car warranties ‘illusory’
Baker McKenzie 2018-11-15 10:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Defending a class action alleging its vehicle warranties were worthless, a unit of car leasing company McMillan Shakespeare said it has paid out claims to more 3,600 drivers, and was obligated to consider each claim “on its merits”.

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Network 10 to ‘fiercely defend’ Boss trade mark case by Fairfax
Baker McKenzie 2018-11-15 1:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

Network 10 told a court Thursday it would “fiercely defend” a trade mark case brought by Fairfax Media over 10’s recent rebrand and its newly approved trade mark, 10 Boss.

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AMS says vaginal mesh claims don’t meet bar for class action
Baker McKenzie 2018-11-08 2:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Medical device maker AMS has told the Federal Court that claims in a class action against it over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants did not meet the standard for a representative proceeding.

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Appco drops appeal in ‘sham’ contracting class action
Baker McKenzie 2018-10-26 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fundraising company Appco Group has dropped its appeal of a judge’s decision to let an $85 million wage case against it move forward as a class action.

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AMS loses bid to restrict group size in pelvic mesh class action
Baker McKenzie 2018-10-24 7:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against American Medical Systems over allegedly defective pelvic mesh implants has rejected the medical device maker’s bid to alter the start date for a sub-group of class members.

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