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Judge shoots down Colonial First State’s bid for warning in class action opt out notice
Adam Hochroth 2021-11-17 9:29 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A judge has knocked back Colonial First State’s bid to warn around 100,000 group members that even if they opt out of a class action against the wealth management firm they might still be bound by the outcome of the case.

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Christian Porter loses court bid for notes of meeting between silk, accuser’s friend
ABC 2021-11-17 11:17 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has denied former Attorney-General Christian Porter access to material about a crucial meeting involving Jo Dyer, the friend of a woman who accused him of rape, which he sought to bolster his appeal of the removal of silk Sue Chrysanthou from his now-settled defamation case against the ABC.

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PwC hit with $43M negligence lawsuit by failed VET provider Cornerstone
ACCC 2021-11-17 4:06 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is facing claims of professional negligence by insolvent tertiary education provider Cornerstone for allegedly assisting the company’s former director in overstating the company’s revenue and unlawfully extinguishing his debt.

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AMA Group taken to court over $5.5M smash repair acquisition
Automotive 2021-11-16 5:40 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Automotive repair specialist AMA Group has been sued by two Gosford-based smash repair businesses claiming they were not paid enough when they were purchased for $5.5 million in October 2018.

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7-Eleven class action contradictor says settlement CFO bid should go to Full Court
7-Eleven 2021-11-16 5:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A contradictor asked to weigh in on a $98 million settlement in class actions against 7-Eleven has said the Full Federal Court should decide an application by the funder for a common fund order, citing the importance of the issue.

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‘Gentle’ trading in ANZ shares an individual decision by banks, ex-JPMorgan boss says
ACCC 2021-11-16 6:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A former JPMorgan managing director has said the three investment banks at the centre of an alleged cartel made individual decisions to trade “gently” in ANZ shares but were conscious of their fellow underwriters’ risks following a botched share placement in 2015.

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Class action investigation targets NSW Police over strip searches at music festival
Class Actions 2021-11-16 11:17 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

NSW Police may be hit with a class action for allegedly subjecting attendees of the Splendour in the Grass music festival to “invasive and traumatic” strip searches.

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Man sues Seven for wrongly naming him Cleo Smith abduction suspect
Defamation 2021-11-16 9:01 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A Nyamal man mistakenly identified by the Seven Network as the suspect in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith in Western Australia is suing the broadcaster for defamation.

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Liberal powerbroker levels ‘very serious allegations’ at Nine’s legal team
Defamation 2021-11-16 6:04 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Former Liberal power broker Marcus Bastiaan has told a court he will seek an injunction to prevent investigative journalist Nick McKenzie from “door-knocking and harassing” witnesses in a defamation lawsuit over an explosive 60 Minutes report.

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Detergent buyers don’t confuse Finish, Somat brands, trade mark trial hears
Ashurst 2021-11-16 6:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The maker of Somat dishwashing products has hit back at allegations of trade mark infringement, telling a court the prominent brand name on its range of dishwashing tablets functions as an “unmistakable” point of difference between the company and market leader Finish.

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