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Judge asked by appeals court to explain damages in trade secrets spat
An appeals court has returned a case to a judge it said did not give sufficient reasons for awarding damages in a case brought by flooring company Evagroup against a sales manager who left to launch a competing business.
Clayton Utz snags technology law ace from Ashurst
Clayton Utz has picked up a new partner specialising in digital transformation from Ashurst to join the firm’s public sector practice in Canberra.
Sacked Orix boss can’t get quick win in case for $1M in unpaid leave
The former CEO of fleet manager Orix Australia, who escaped charges of corruption three years ago, will have to take his claims for $1 million in unpaid leave to a hearing after losing a pre-trial bid for judgment.
Sims class action funder, lawyers stake claim to 57% of settlement
The funder and law firm running a shareholder class action against recycling company Sims Limited are seeking more than 57 per cent of a $29.5 million settlement for commission and costs, including an insurance policy to cover the risks of losing the case.
Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron drops capital gains tax challenge
Jan Cameron, founder of Kathmandu and former director of baby food company Bellamy's, has abandoned her lawsuit alleging a Caribbean Islands-based trust didn't owe capital gains tax on the 2018 sale of 2.5 million Bellamy's shares.
Biggin & Scott infringed copyright by copying source code, Full Court finds
Real estate marketing platform Campaigntrack has won an appeal of a ruling in an important copyright case over its cloud-based software that accused real estate agency group Biggin & Scott of authorising reproduction of the software’s source code.
Dow’s vapor-drift fighting herbicide patent not new, IP Australia finds in win for Nufarm 
Nufarm Australia has successfully challenged a herbicide patent application by Dow Agrosciences’ successor on the grounds that the invention – aimed at limiting the worldwide problem of vapor drift – is neither new nor innovative.
AGL must pay $3.5M in energy regulator’s case over SA blackout
Three AGL Energy subsidiaries have been ordered to pay $3.5 million in penalties for breaches of energy rules that led to a statewide blackout in South Australia.
Litigation funder wins transfer bid in fight with class action applicant
A litigation funder facing a lawsuit by the lead applicant in a settled class action it financed has won its bid to transfer the case to the Federal Court, where the class action was heard, after a judge said it was the “natural forum” for the dispute.
ASIC can’t access PwC report at centre of privilege fight with Terracom
A judge has rejected a bid by the corporate regulator to access an unredacted PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by coal miner TerraCom ahead of a challenge to a decision that cleared the way for the regulator to eye the document as part of an investigation.