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Settlement release frees Fairfax from 2nd defamation case
Media 2018-04-17 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a second defamation case against Fairfax Media brought by an associate of a murdered Sydney businessman, ruling the plaintiff waived his right to sue again after dropping an earlier suit against the publisher for a $75,000 payout.

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Geneva Labs can’t expand fake Bio-Oil case
Intellectual Property 2018-04-17 9:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a bid by Geneva Laboratories to add the sole director of a healthcare product distributor as a defendant in a high-stakes case over counterfeit versions of its popular and premium-priced Bio-Oil line of skin-care products.

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Independence of Clayton Utz report questioned at Royal Commission
Clayton Utz 2018-04-17 11:11 am By Christine Caulfield

The independence of a report by law firm Clayton Utz to ASIC over AMP’s practice of charging customers for services not performed was called into question Tuesday at the Hayne Royal Commission.

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BHP wins halt of FWC’s alternative-work decision
Employment 2018-04-16 9:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A BHP subsidiary has won a reprieve pending appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found it acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated miner.

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White King maker fined $700,000 over ‘flushable’ wipes
Article 2018-04-14 10:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

Consumer goods maker Pental Ltd will pay $700,000 in penalties after admitting it misled customers about its ‘flushable’ White King toilet and bathroom cleaner wipes.

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Thermomix fined $4.6M for keeping lid on mixer burn danger
Product Liability 2018-04-14 10:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Kitchen appliance company Thermomix has been hit with a $4.6 million penalty for failing to warn customers of the risk of serious burns associated with its high-end mixer.

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At S&P class action trial, city treasurer accused of being ‘careless’
Class Actions 2018-04-14 1:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former treasurer for Coffs Harbour City Council was “careless” for not analysing the financial products he invested millions of dollars of the city’s funds into, a lawyer for ANZ said last week at a class action trial against the bank and US ratings agency S&P Global.

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ObjectiVision expert under fire in IP dispute with University of Sydney
Intellectual Property 2018-04-14 1:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a long-running intellectual property fight with the University of Sydney, an expert witness for ophthalmic diagnostic device maker ObjectiVision has been grilled in the witness box over a report that claims parts of the company’s AccuMap system was copied.

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Aldi tells court union dodging attempts to resolve driver dispute
Employment 2018-04-14 12:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Supermarket chain Aldi Foods has made several attempts to negotiate with its drivers’ union in a long running industrial dispute, but the union refuses to sit down for talks, a court heard last week.  

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ASIC brings criminal case against Clive Palmer
Securities 2018-04-07 12:24 am By Christine Caulfield

Queensland mining tycoon and former MP Clive Palmer has been hit with a criminal case alleging he violated takeover laws by failing to make an offer after issuing a publicly proposed takeover bid for timeshare business The President’s Club Ltd. 

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