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Phi Finney McDonald teams up with most feared US plaintiffs firm in BHP class action
The litigation funder underwriting a shareholder class action against BHP Billiton over the company's Brazilian mine disaster is a corporation created by two major US plaintiffs' firms with the sole purpose of backing the Australian case.
Nudie family loses bid for frozen assets to fund legal woes
The Federal Court has dismissed an application by tax lawyer Michael Binetter and his wife Suzanne Binetter to dip into over $3 million in frozen assets to fund a case over an alleged $120 million international tax evasion scheme.
Macquarie Bank faces 3rd wage suit by financial advisers
Macquarie Bank has been hit with a third lawsuit by financial advisers alleging the bank broke the law by paying them solely in commissions, this one by a dozen Brisbane-based advisers seeking more than $3.25 million in regular wages.
Kalus Kenny Intelex dodges contempt charges in ASIC case
Boutique law firm Kalus Kenny Intelex has escaped contempt of court charges sought by the corporate watchdog alleging it breached orders freezing the assets of clients allegedly involved in a binary options scam.
Google hit with record $6.8B antitrust fine over Android system
Google has been fined a record $6.8 billion by the European Union's antitrust watchdog for imposing restrictions on its Android operating system to maintain its search engine dominance.
Rokt’s software innovative but not patentable, IP Australia tells court
An invention that simply puts "a business method or scheme into a computer" is not patentable, the Commissioner of Patents told a court Wednesday on the first day of a highly anticipated trial over a rejected software patent application by marketing tech startup Rokt.
Aristocrat wants tens of millions in pokie IP case
Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies is seeking damages in the "high tens of millions of dollars" from rival Konami Australia, after the poker machine developer was found liable for patent infringement.
Lush to repay workers $2M after ‘monumental mistake’
Cosmetics company Lush Australia will pay back $2 million to thousands of workers after discovering an error in its payroll system dating back to 2010.
Rokt’s software patent to take centre stage in high-stakes hearing
A three-day hearing starts Wednesday in a challenge by marketing technology startup Rokt to an IP Australia decision that rejected its patent application, a closely-watched case that could move the dial on the patentability of software.
GetSwift’s defence says Squire Patton Boggs partly liable
In what is believed to be an unprecedented move, logistics tech startup GetSwift has named law firm Squire Patton Boggs as a "concurrent wrongdoer" in the company's defence of a shareholder class action.