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Chinese investors can offload property, recoup losses from failed investment scheme
Christopher Freeman 2020-02-06 3:05 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Gold Coast development property procured through a settlement with a Sydney-based financial advisory firm facing two separate class actions can be sold to recoup losses by investors who sank over $14 million into a property investment scheme, a court has found.

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Sydney light rail case ‘wholly unsuitable’ as a class action, Transport for NSW tells court
Adam Hochroth 2020-02-06 1:44 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The NSW government has flagged a possible challenge to a class action over Sydney’s $3 billion delayed light rail project as the four-week trial scheduled for June is pushed back another year to allow time for more discovery.

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Domain sues startup rival Zango over ‘misleading’ ads
Bradley Allan Love Lawyers 2020-02-06 12:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Online real estate giant Domain has filed a lawsuit against an up-and-coming competitor in the property listings market, alleging the startup’s ads misleadingly claim it will have property listings before any of its rivals.

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Biotechs to battle in Federal Court over ‘Access’ trade marks
Chrysiliou IP 2020-02-05 2:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two biotech companies that provide molecular diagnostic products used in genetic screening will face off in Federal Court over whether one of the company’s ‘Access’ trade mark is likely to confuse consumers.

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CFMEU’s John Setka says spat over member defection should be handled internally
Employment 2020-02-05 2:21 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A bitter feud between the national office of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union and union heayweight John Setka, who is accused of poaching members from the manufacturing division, should not play out in court, lawyers for Setka said Wednesday.

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Treasury Wine Estates faces another class action investigation
Class Actions 2020-02-05 9:36 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Maurice Blackburn has become the second law firm to consider a shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates over a recent earnings downgrade.

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Vocus class action to seek first common fund order since High Court ruling
Class Actions 2020-02-04 7:23 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The funder behind the recently resolved shareholder class action against teleco Vocus will ask a judge to make a common fund order at a hearing to approve a $35 million settlement of the case, the first common fund order since the High Court appeared to put the kibosh on them.

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Hewlett-Packard could not cap commissions at ‘whim’, owes ex-sales rep $370,000, court says
Associate Justice Verity McWilliam 2020-02-04 7:02 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

IT giant Hewlett-Packard Australia has been ordered to pay over $370,000 in unpaid commissions to a former sales executive after a court found the company could not change its incentives “arbitrarily, capriciously or unreasonably”.

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Class action alleges 7-Eleven made franchisees use Metcash-owned vendor
7-Eleven 2020-02-04 6:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A class action brought against 7-Eleven claims the convenience store chain ordered franchisees to purchase goods from supplier C-Store so that 7-Eleven could meet its obligation under a contract with the Metcash-owned supplier.

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Dutch coffee giant pours hot water on K-fee’s patent for espresso capsule
Clare Cunliffe 2020-02-04 2:38 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Dutch coffee company behind the popular Moccona brand has successfully opposed a coffee capsule patent sought by coffee machine maker K-fee.

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