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In-N-Out Burger doubles down on trade mark protection with latest lawsuit 
Baker McKenzie 2021-07-19 2:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat

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.

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Apotex sued by former managing director over unpaid bonuses, leave
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-07-19 1:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former managing director of global drug giant Apotex is suing his old employer over $226,000 in bonuses and $175,000 in leave he claims were not paid when he was made redundant in September 2019.

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Noni B owner appeals ruling ordering it to hand over docs to ACMA
ACMA 2021-07-19 1:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mosaic Brands has appealed a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over its potential violations of the Spam Act.

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Clive Palmer takes fight with Queensland Nickel liquidators over $102M debt to High Court
Adam Pomerenke 2021-07-16 10:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

Clive Palmer will seek special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling from the Queensland Court of Appeal ordering him to return $102 million borrowed before the collapse of Queensland Nickel in 2016, and has demanded that the company’s liquidators return the money he paid following the ruling.

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Judge questions ‘extraordinarily large’ legal fees in $30M Westpac class action settlement
Alec Leopold 2021-07-16 8:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has questioned the legal disbursements sought to be approved in a $30 million class action settlement against Westpac over allegedly excessive life insurance premiums, particularly the “extraordinarily large” barrister fees charged in the case.

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Lawyers for combustible cladding class action can search Fairview’s offices after discovery failure
Adam Hochroth 2021-07-16 6:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural must allow the group members in a class action over allegedly combustible cladding products to search the company’s offices and access electronically stored information to carry out discovery, a judge has ruled.

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Witness who won’t undergo quarantine can testify by video link in ex-Quintis boss’ trial
ASIC 2021-07-16 4:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has allowed a key US-based witness in ASIC’s case against former Quintis director Frank Wilson who will not submit to 14 days in hotel quarantine to give evidence by video link.

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Allianz says joint class action would eliminate competition in contingency fee rates
Adam Hochroth 2021-07-16 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Consolidation of two consumer class actions against Allianz would do away with competition in a contest to lead a single case that would force a drop in the contingency fee rates of the rival law firms, the insurance giant has told a court.

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NT government settles detention centre class action, wants payout kept secret
Chief Justice Debra Mortimer 2021-07-16 12:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Northern Territory government has reached a settlement in a class action brought on behalf of NT youth detainees seeking compensation for alleged race discrimination and human rights abuses.

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GetSwift to resolve shareholder class action in ‘creative’ settlement
Ahmed Rizk 2021-07-16 10:00 am By Christine Caulfield

GetSwift has reached an agreement to settle a shareholder class action accusing the logistics company of misleading statements over contracts, avoiding a trial that was set to begin in two months.

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