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Keybridge Capital takes lawyers to court over $600,000 in fees
Investment firm Keybridge Capital has brought action in court seeking to set aside a statutory demand for $165,000 issued by its former law firm and calling for an assessment of over $600,000 in legal bills.
Princess, Regent theatres sue insurer for $20M in business interruption cover
The owners and operators of five Melbourne theatres have filed legal action against Ansvar Insurance seeking more than $20 million in business interruption cover for losses stemming from closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canva gets more time to patent website invention after lawyer mess-up
Graphics design platform Canva has been conditionally granted further time to apply to patent an invention for generating websites, after IP Australia found its US patent attorneys had made an "error or omission" by failing to track expiration dates for registering the patent.
Judge dodges defamation suit by kosher inspector accused of not having ‘shem tov’
A Western Australia Supreme Court judge has dodged a lawsuit by a kosher compliance inspector who alleged he was defamed by an email that claimed the inspector did not have "shem tov", or a good name, in Perth's Jewish community.
Delaying penalty until after Qantas outsourcing appeal ‘unfair’, court told
Qantas has filed a bid to delay a hearing on penalty after a judge found the airline outsourced ground operations partly to prevent employees engaging in industrial action, but the TWU has said a stay would be “unfair” to 1,600 former ground staff.
Sam Newman, Donald Scott settle defamation suit over iconic AFL pic
A defamation case brought by former footy show host Sam Newman and AFL veteran Donald Scott against sports photographer Wayne Ludbey over comments made about a historic image of indigenous AFL footballer Nicky Winmar has settled.
MIS regime poses ‘real risk’ to consolidating Freedom Foods class actions, court told
Recent changes to the law requiring funded class actions to be registered as managed investment schemes have complicated the question of how best to resolve the multiplicity issue in two class actions brought against Freedom Foods and Deloitte.
‘Fruits of victory’ can’t be denied pending insurer’s class action indemnity appeal
Avant Insurance has lost a bid to pause an order that it pay $371,000 in the legal costs of a surgeon facing a class action by breast implant patients of defunct clinic the Cosmetic Institute while the insurer's appeal is pending.
‘An overreach’: Constitutional challenge filed against controversial EV tax
An action before the High Court by two Melbourne drivers will challenge the constitutional validity of Victoria’s electric vehicle tax.
Judge vacates Ruby Princess class action trial
A judge has vacated a March hearing in a class action against cruise operator Carnival over last year's Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak, a week after resolving an almost year-long dispute about whether overseas passengers could be part of the proceeding.