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AMP contractor pleads guilty to stealing customer data
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2019-02-07 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A contractor for wealth manager AMP who was arrested while trying to flee the country has pleaded guilty to stealing customer data.

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Court overturns $2.8M Microsoft IP judgment against computer retailer
Intellectual Property 2019-02-07 10:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne computer retailer has won its appeal of a $2.8 million damages award for allegedly violating Microsoft’s Windows 7 IP, with a judge overturning the ruling by Justice Alexander ‘Sandy’ Street and ordering a rehearing before a new judge.

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Judge tosses ‘fanciful’ St. Patrick’s Day bushfire class action
Class Actions 2019-02-07 9:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has dismissed a class action against Powercor over a bushfire in the Gazette area of South West Victoria on St. Patrick’s Day 2018, calling the allegations “fanciful”.

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Food franchisors to face ACCC scrutiny
Franchises 2019-02-07 7:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Café, restaurant and take away food services franchisors, which have faced criticism and litigation for allegedly misleading franchisees, will now face heightened scrutiny from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Coles manager who harassed staff with Facebook friend requests not unfairly fired, FWC says
Employment 2019-02-06 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Coles manager who sexually harassed and bullied young female employees by touching them and asking them to friend him on Facebook was fired by the supermarket giant for a valid reason, the workplace umpire has found.

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Fairfax won’t drop suit against Network 10 over Boss trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-02-06 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fairfax Media is moving forward with a lawsuit against Network Ten over the alleged infringement of its “Boss” trade mark, even after the TV broadcaster agreed to stop using the name.

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Class action threat hurt Boart Longyear scheme vote, judge says
Corporate 2019-02-06 9:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has recommended another shareholder vote over Boart Longyear’s plan to move to Canada, saying a letter by a minority shareholder warning the move could imperil a possible class action against the distressed mining services company was misleading and affected the integrity of the vote.

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Federal Court to get white collar crime caseload
White Collar 2019-02-05 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The government has thrown its support behind a proposal to give the Federal Court jurisdiction to hear white collar criminal matters.

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Ethicon loses bid for class closure order in pelvic mesh case
Class Actions 2019-02-05 9:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against Ethicon over allegedly faulty pelvic mesh implants has shot down the device maker’s bid for a class closure order.

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Cytec takes dispute over Nalco mining patent to court
Intellectual Property 2019-02-05 4:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US-based chemical and materials technology company Cytec Industries has filed a patent lawsuit against a unit of Ecolab, after a delegate for IP Australia gave the water technology company a third chance to amend its patent for preventing sediment buildup on mining equipment.

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