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Horse vaccine class action gets chance to add sample group member to bring ‘valid’ consumer claim
Class Actions 2019-06-04 9:19 pm By Amelia Birnie

Noting the relevant three-year limitations provision was “quite unusal”, the judge overseeing a consumer class action against horse vaccine manufacturer Zoetis has given the class […]

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Monsanto faces first Australian lawsuit over RoundUp weedkiller
Product Liability 2019-06-04 8:53 pm By Amelia Birnie

Melbourne-based Carbone Lawyers has filed the first Australian lawsuit against agribusiness giant Monsanto linking the company’s popular weedkiller RoundUp to cancer. Michael Ogalirolo, 54, contracted […]

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Botox alternatives likened to ‘iPhone accessories’ as trade mark trial kicks off
Intellectual Property 2019-06-03 11:24 pm By Amelia Birnie

In its opening submissions in a trade mark case brought by Botox maker Allergan, Australian cosmetics brand Self Care compared its used of the word […]

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Piper Alderman partner rejected offer to leave on a ‘dignified basis’, court told
Business of Law 2019-06-03 9:22 pm By Amelia Birnie

A senior Piper Alderman partner who has launched a sex discrimination case against the law firm rejected “reasonable settlement offers” that would have allowed her […]

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Judge hits funder-backed Appco class action with costs despite ‘no costs’ rule
Class Actions 2019-05-31 5:07 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has hit the applicant in a sham contracting class action against Appco with costs for forcing the company to file a defence to […]

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Piper Alderman says costs breach in KPMG class action ‘obviously accidental’
Class Actions 2019-05-31 2:42 pm By Amelia Birnie

Piper Alderman has urged a judge to excuse its “obviously accidental” breach of legal profession costs regulations in its Discovery Metals investor class action against […]

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No more shots in Russian vodka trade marks case
Intellectual Property 2019-05-30 9:33 pm By Amelia Birnie

A dispute over allegedly stolen Russian vodka trade marks has been permanently stayed as an abuse of process, after the Russian Federation failed to provide […]

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Iluka class action lands new funder, but $1.25M security outstanding
Class Actions 2019-05-30 8:49 pm By Amelia Birnie

The applicants in the Iluka Resources shareholder class action have been given a two month extension to provide a $1.25 million security for costs, after […]

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Motorola accuses Hytera of ‘industrial espionage on a grand scale’
Intellectual Property 2019-05-30 8:37 pm By Amelia Birnie

Motorola has slammed Hytera for engaging in “industrial espionage on a grand scale”, after more than a thousand Motorola-branded documents were found in the possession […]

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Garuda hit with $19M penalty for air cargo price-fixing
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-05-30 10:46 am By Amelia Birnie

Indonesian national airline Garuda has been slapped with a $19 million penalty in the ACCC’s decade-long global cartel case over air cargo price-fixing, bringing the […]

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