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Aristocrat wants to sue gaming rival for stealing poker machine idea
Entertainment 2018-05-24 3:06 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Gaming giant Aristocrat has commenced legal action against rival Ainsworth, claiming a “controversial” game designer used confidential information to develop a competing slot machine.

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Judge denies bid to axe claim against lawyer in Deep Investments case
Financial Services 2018-05-23 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A solicitor caught up in a lawsuit over alleged share trading losses has lost his bid to have misleading and deceptive conduct claims brought against him dropped.

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Corrs Chambers joins Ford class action amid Bannister’s funder feud
Article 2018-05-23 10:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Three weeks after a court heard Bannister Law could be forced off a massive class action against Ford, Corrs Chambers Westgarth has joined the case to jointly act for the lead applicants.

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Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign misleading, court rules
Article 2018-05-23 6:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Telstra has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached the Australian Consumer Law with its ‘Unlimited’ advertising campaign, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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Robbie Waterhouse’s defamation case against Fairfax heads to mediation
Article 2018-05-23 5:41 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A defamation case by the husband of racing legend Gai Waterhouse against Fairfax Media alleging a Sydney Morning Herald article damaged his reputation has been ordered into mediation by the Federal Court.

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Class actions over Willmott Forests scheme collapse wrap up
Article 2018-05-23 5:17 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Class actions brought by victims of the failed Willmott Forests managed investment scheme have come to a close, two years after a judge issued a stunning ruling rejecting an initial settlement as favoring clients of M&K Lawyers over other investors, and including payment of a hefty legal bill.

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Judge sets date for opposing bovine gene patent changes
Agriculture 2018-05-23 12:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The judge overseeing a case brought by Meat & Livestock Australia over a bovine gene patent has given parties until July 5 to oppose changes to the patent, held by Cargill and Branhaven, after an earlier ruling invalidated the patent. 

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Judge picks Phi Finney to lead GetSwift shareholder class action
Class Actions 2018-05-23 11:45 am By Christine Caulfield Sydney

Boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald has been chosen among three competing cases to lead a shareholder class action against GetSwift.

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Optus fined $1.5M for misleading customers about NBN transition
Clayton Utz 2018-05-23 11:38 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Telecom giant Optus has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million penalty for misleading customers about the transition to the National Broadband Network.

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AWU faces court action for keeping lapsed members registered
Article 2018-05-22 4:55 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Registered Organisations Commissioner has filed Federal Court proceedings against the Australian Workers’ Union, alleging the union broke the law by failing to keep an accurate register of its members.

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