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Judge ‘not following’ government’s argument backing coal expansion in climate class action
Ashurst 2021-03-03 6:23 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

The Federal Government has argued a class action against the expansion of a northern NSW mine has “conspicuously failed” to show that the emissions would contribute to “catastrophic harm”, but a judge has questioned the Commonwealth’s contention that other countries would be responsible for the emissions.

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Former Arrium group treasurer rejects liquidators’ ‘infected’ insolvency case
Amy Munro 2021-03-03 6:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The former group treasurer of collapsed steel giant Arrium has hit back at claims brought by the company’s liquidators that it was trading while insolvent, arguing the case had been ‘infected’ by evidence from an expert who was also a plaintiff in the case.

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V Energy maker accuses market newcomer of infringing its ‘V’ trade marks
Food and Beverage 2021-03-03 5:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The manufacturer of V Energy drinks has taken a competitor to court for allegedly infringing its unregistered “V” trade mark and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct.

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ACCC to sink allegations Samsung had no reasonable grounds for waterproof claims
Bruce Caine 2021-03-03 4:27 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has retreated from its claim Samsung Electronics allegedly made false, misleading and deceptive representations when marketing the water resistant capabilities of its Galaxy smartphones without reasonable grounds.

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Apple doesn’t have to produce info on Australian users in Epic Games competition case
Apple 2021-03-03 2:28 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Tech giant Apple will not be forced to hand over documents about Australian users to Epic Games ahead of argument on Apple’s application to shut down the game maker’s competition case, a judge has ruled, likening Epic’s imprecise notice to produce to the “cheerful pastime of drift netting”.

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Boston Scientific hit with pelvic mesh class action
AJB Stevens 2021-03-03 11:52 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Medical device giant Boston Scientific faces a class action on behalf of women who allege they suffered debilitating injuries from the company’s pelvic mesh products.

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David Leyonhjelm loses appeal of $120,000 defamation award to Sarah Hanson-Young  
Appeals 2021-03-03 10:57 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Former senator David Leyonhjelm has lost his appeal of a ruling ordering him to pay $120,000 to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young for defaming her in a series of interviews in 2018.

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Full Court to hear CUB dispute with ATO over 1,500 tax docs
Appeals 2021-03-03 10:10 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Carlton United Breweries has appealed a ruling ordering it to hand over almost 1,500 documents to the Commissioner of Taxation relating to an audit of the beer giant.

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Court won’t save Greensill from ‘catastrophic’ expiry of $4.6B insurance policy
Adam Hochroth 2021-03-02 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Embattled financial services firm Greensill Capital has lost an emergency bid for a temporary mandatory injunction that would have forced its insurer to renew trade credit policies covering $4.6 billion in client loans as it fights to avoid collapse.

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Clough Limited can’t claim $15M in taxes from cancellation of employee entitlements, court rules
Appeals 2021-03-02 9:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Construction company Clough Limited cannot claim over $15 million paid to employees for cancellation of their shares and options as a tax deduction, with a judge dismissing the Perth-based company’s appeal of a decision from the Commissioner of Taxation.

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