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Trade mark reputation not relevant in deceptive similarity cases, High Court rules
Angus Lang 2023-03-15 3:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The reputation of a registered trade mark and its owner is not relevant in assessing the deceptive similarity of a challenged mark, the High Court has found, clarifying the test for infringement under a section of the Trade Marks Act.

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Landmark concussion class action filed by former AFL players
Class Actions 2023-03-14 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ground-breaking class action has been filed in Victoria against the AFL seeking compensation for former players who sustained concussion-related injuries during games.

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Kanye West hit with burger shop’s costs after lawsuit thrown out
Entertainment 2023-03-14 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has been ordered to foot the legal bill of a small Melbourne restaurant he sued, after the lawsuit was thrown out due to the artist’s failure to meet a deadline for filing evidence.

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Opal Tower class members could do ‘simple arithmetic’, funder says in appeal of cuts to commission
Appeals 2023-03-14 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The funder in the Opal Tower class action has appealed a judge’s decision to slash its commission for not disclosing proposed deductions from the settlement sum as percentages, telling the Full Court that group members could do “simple arithmetic”.

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Daughter of ex-ATO commissioner found guilty in Plutus tax fraud case
Tax 2023-03-14 8:17 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A jury has found the daughter of a former ATO commissioner guilty for her role in a $105 million tax fraud scheme involving payroll services company Plutus Payroll, a week after her brother and two others were convicted.

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MACH Energy hits back at Tinkler’s fraud case, mounts strike-out bid
Ben Hancock 2023-03-14 5:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

MACH Energy has hit back at a lawsuit by mining executive Nathan Tinkler’s companies that alleges a former general manager misused confidential information to help MACH buy the lucrative Mount Pleasant coal mine.

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Shareholder class action targets Fletcher Building for ‘misleading’ FY17 forecasts
Alexander Edwards 2023-03-14 5:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shareholders have brought a class action in Australia against New Zealand-based Fletcher Building, alleging the company failed to disclose material information relating to its construction division.

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Ashurst snags McCullough Robertson partner for employment team
Ashurst 2023-03-14 2:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Ashurst has lured the founding partner of McCullough Robertson’s employment and safety practice to expand its risk advisory offering amid increased regulation in the space.

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Ken Talbot’s widow wanted to ‘destroy’ law firm, court says
Anastasia Nicholas 2023-03-14 1:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The wife of the late mining executive Ken Talbot wanted to “destroy” the law firm that advised her husband about his will, a court has found in awarding costs against the widow.

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Insurer must indemnify church for historic sex abuse claims
Caspar Conde 2023-03-10 6:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Allianz must indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred up to four decades ago at the exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar, a judge has found.

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