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Chemist Warehouse accused of selling knockoff Victoria’s Secret perfumes
Baker McKenzie 2022-11-28 4:20 pm By Sam Matthews

US lingerie and beauty giant Victoria’s Secret has taken Chemist Warehouse to court for allegedly selling counterfeit perfumes.

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Astora’s sudden fall into bankruptcy amid pelvic mesh class action ‘troubling’, judge says
AJB Stevens 2022-10-26 4:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has stayed a class action on behalf of 6,000 women allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh devices after Astora Women’s Health filed for bankruptcy in the United States, but questioned how the company had suddenly come to have no assets.

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Pelvic mesh class action halted after Astora files for bankruptcy in US
AJB Stevens 2022-09-28 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has paused a class action on behalf of 6,000 women allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh devices pending determination of an application by Astora Health for a stay of the proceedings following its bankruptcy filing.

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Peter Dutton drops High Court appeal over ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Appeals 2022-09-27 1:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has dropped a High Court appeal seeking to overturn a Full Court judgment that found a tweet by refugee activist Shane Bazzi labeling him a “rape apologist” was not defamatory.

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Mercedes-Benz hit with $12.5M penalty for downplaying Takata airbag recall
ACCC 2022-09-02 12:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz has been hit with $12.5 million in penalties for failing to use attention capturing, high impact language when communicating with customers about a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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Mercedes-Benz to cop penalty over Takata airbag recall
ACCC 2022-08-24 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz will face a penalty in ACCC proceedings alleging the luxury car maker exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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Sacked sports journalist loses appeal over coverage of ‘vivid and disgusting’ comments
Acting Justice Carolyn Simpson 2022-08-18 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Channel 7 rugby league journalist Josh Massoud has lost an appeal of a decision clearing multiple media outlets of defamation over reports alleging he threatened to kill and defile the corpse of a young reporter.

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Arrium class action fights $8M security bid, says directors not owed costs of ‘Rolls Royce’ defence
Accounting 2022-08-16 11:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Shareholders in a class action against Arrium and KPMG are fighting an $8 million security for costs order sought by former directors of the failed steel giant, who say they should not be forced to defend the case “on a shoestring.”

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Peter Dutton wants to grill lawyer on possible ‘sham bills’ in defamation spat
Appeals 2022-08-12 11:36 am By Sam Matthews

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has questioned a costs agreement between refugee activist Shane Bazzi and his solicitors in a defamation dispute, raising the possibility that “sham bills” may have been provided to the court to assess the costs to which Bazzi is entitled for his successful appeal.

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Nimble Money wins appeal in shareholder’s bid to peek at books
Appeals 2022-08-08 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The largest shareholder in payday lender Nimble has lost its challenge to a decision blocking it from accessing company documents about an impending debt refinance, with an appeals court finding the investor’s concerns had “an air of commercial unreality”.

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