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Solicitor’s defamation case against Victoria’s State Revenue Office revived
A former solicitor at the Victorian state revenue office who was dismissed after alleged sexual harassment and “scandalous staring” has won his appeal in a defamation case against the Victorian government, with the case being sent to a judge for trial.
Justice is colour-blind: Loss for Nick Scali not indictment on white furniture, says VCAT
Nick Scali has been ordered to refund a disgruntled customer $1,600 for a white leather chair that discoloured mere months after use.
‘Complicated and difficult’: Court grapples with crowdfunding in Dutton defamation appeal
A judge has questioned how the court will award costs in refugee activist Shane Bazzi’s successful appeal against coalition leader Peter Dutton, saying crowdfunding for the activist’s legal costs made the issue “complicated and difficult”.
Pitcher Partners wants $127M Twigg family lawsuit heard in Victoria
Pitcher Partners has filed a bid to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging the accounting firm helped Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.
Property developer Sasha Hopkins to face ASIC grilling
Embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins will face a compulsory examination by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over the activities of his company A Team Property Group.
Philips Electronics fined $133,200 over deteriorating sleep machines
Philips Electronics has been fined $133,200 for failing to provide timely notice to the country's health regulator of deterioration in its sleep machines, after being hit with a class action lawsuit over degrading foam in the devices.
Judge refuses to toss infringement claims over mining tool patents
WA manufacturer Rock Tool Refurbishment Solutions has lost its bid to throw out patent infringement claims by global mining equipment company CME, with a judge saying he was not satisfied the allegations had no reasonable prospects of success.
Class action by online traders wants CMC on hook for 10 years of losses
Online trading company CMC has been hit with a class action by investors seeking to recover 10 years’ worth of “significant” losses incurred while trading risky financial products on its mobile and web-based platforms.
Class action settlement with IPO Wealth trustee ‘a lot less’ than investors’ claims, court told
Investors in Mayfair Group’s collapsed IPO Wealth Fund stand to recoup “a lot less” than their alleged $67 million in losses from a settlement in a class action alleging the fund’s trustee misled the unit holders -- but they will take home 75 per cent of the resolution sum, a court has heard.
Aveo class action judge appoints first-ever amicus in fight over opt-out notice
A judge overseeing a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group has appointed an amicus curiae for what is believed to be the first time to assist the court in a fight over the wording of an opt out notice describing a “novel” funding model.