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Sydney Opera House takes China trade group to court for ‘recklessly’ copying logo
Ashurst 2021-08-02 1:06 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The Sydney Opera House Trust is suing a China trade group, accusing the organisation of flagrant copyright infringement for reproducing substantial portions of the iconic landmark’s trade mark-protected sail design in its logo.

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Squire Patton Boggs breached agreement, but not ‘grossly negligent’, court finds
Appeals 2021-07-30 4:39 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

An appeals court has found law firm Squire Patton Boggs breached its contractual obligations but was not grossly negligent after it was dragged into a financial dispute over the $12.5 million refurbishment of a Western Australian gold processing plant.

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Mining magnate Bob Johnson faces court over alleged $38.5 million tax fraud
ATO 2021-07-30 2:16 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

South Australian mining magnate Bob Johnson faced court Friday charged over a scheme to defraud the federal government of $38.5 million in taxes.

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Class action against NSW government alleges fraudulent acquisition of Westconnex land
& Legal 2021-07-29 6:15 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The NSW Government is facing a class action alleging it fraudulently acquired land for the construction of the WestConnex tunnel and caused loss and damage to 3,000 land holders along the route.

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Prosecutors lose bid to revoke bail for Obeids, Macdonald ahead of sentencing
April Francis 2021-07-22 1:52 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Former NSW Labor Ministers Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid as well as Obeid’s son, Moses, will remain out of jail for now after a NSW Supreme Court judge rejected an application by prosecutors to revoke their bail ahead of an upcoming sentencing hearing.

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Judge lashes ACCC’s Port of Newcastle case as ‘far-fetched and fanciful’
ACCC 2021-07-20 10:54 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The ACCC’s claim that NSW Ports stymied competition when it signed a 50-year agreement with the state to be compensated if the Port of Newcastle built a container terminal was based on “mere speculative hopes”, a judge found in tossing the competition watchdog’s regulatory action.

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Fund manager demands $90M from directors of collapsed property developer Steller
Allens 2021-07-12 4:43 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A unit of Australian funds manager One Investment Group is seeking to recoup almost $90 million in debts allegedly owed by three former directors of collapsed property developer Steller Group.

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Bar Association says tribunal should have made professional misconduct finding against barrister
Anne Horvath 2021-07-09 6:00 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner should have been found to have engaged in professional misconduct, the Council of the NSW Bar Association has told an appeals court.

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SA suspends magistrate accused of sexually harassing 5 women
Business of Law 2021-07-02 2:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A magistrate being investigated for sexual harassment by a first-of-its-kind judicial conduct panel has been suspended on advice from South Australia’s chief judge.

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‘Trouble and harassment’: Appeals court won’t revive Palmer’s $263M suit against CITIC
Alexander Law 2021-06-28 4:40 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy have lost a challenge to a Western Australia Supreme Court decision staying a $263 million lawsuit against Hong Kong-based CITIC, with an appeals court finding the mining giant’s decision to abandon and relitigate matters amounted to “unjustified trouble and harassment”.

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