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AFT’s patent for cold medication just three drugs ‘in a box’, IP Australia says
Intellectual Property 2024-10-10 2:58 pm By Sam Matthews

IP Australia has rejected AFT Pharmaceuticals’ bid to patent a combination cold and flu medication, finding the invention was little more than putting three different medications “in a box”.

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Court stays Clive Palmer’s challenge to ASIC examination
ASIC 2024-10-09 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The CDPP and ASIC have succeeded in staying Clive Palmer’s case challenging the lawfulness of a seven-year-old examination, with a judge finding it would fragment criminal cases against the mining magnate.

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Jaguar hits back at diesel filter class action
Class Actions 2024-10-09 11:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Jaguar Land Rover has hit back at a class action alleging it misled drivers of cars fitted with allegedly defective diesel particulate filters, saying the “wear and tear” of car parts is to be expected.

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Full Court’s continuous disclosure ruling could embolden ASIC
Analysis 2024-10-08 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

A ruling that clarified the materiality requirement in continuous disclosure cases could lead to more regulatory actions and activist shareholder claims, but won’t boost shareholder class actions, experts say.

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Former Noumi CFO set to cop $100,000 penalty in ASIC case
Securities 2024-10-08 3:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has indicated he will sign off on a $100,000 penalty and four-year ban against the former CFO of Noumi, who has admitted his role in the food company’s non-disclosures.

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Class action adversaries on same side in High Court’s class closure case
Appeals 2024-10-04 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.

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X loses challenge to notice from e-Safety Commissioner
Social Media 2024-10-04 2:34 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out X’s challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to its corporate predecessor Twitter over child sexual abuse monitoring on its platform.

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‘8 words in an email’: Boral slams ruling clearing class action to grill CEO
Class Actions 2024-10-03 1:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Boral has asked the Full Court to hear its appeal of a decision allowing its former CEO to be questioned about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.

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‘Shrinkflation’ targeted in government’s latest crackdown on supermarkets
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-03 2:16 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has vowed to fight shrinkflation by strengthening the Unit Pricing Code and introducing “substantial penalties” for non-compliance.

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MinterEllison nabs construction litigation partner from KWM
Business of Law 2024-10-03 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

MinterEllison has lured a King & Wood Mallesons litigation veteran to bolster its construction practice.

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