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Backpacker’s tax not discriminatory, appeals court finds
The Australian Taxation Office has won its appeal of a ruling that found that a 15 per cent ‘Backpacker's Tax’ imposed on holders of Australian working holiday visas was unlawful.
High Court awards businessman $27M over Securency ‘shabby fraud’
The High Court has awarded $27 million in unpaid commissions to a Nigerian entrepreneur tricked into terminating his contract with international bank note manufacturer Securency, reversing a Full Court judgment which slashed his award.
Sandoz wins appeal of $26.3M infringement ruling in IP battle over Lexapro
Generic drug maker Sandoz has successfully appealed a $26.3 million judgment finding it infringed a patent owned by rival H Lundbeck relating to the top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.
Gilbert + Tobin faces appeal by Sydney businessman Charif Kazal
Sydney businessmen Charif and Tarek Kazal have appealed a ruling that found their claims against Gilbert + Tobin over an alleged dishonest scheme to rob them of a 50 per cent stake in a lucrative Sydney waste facility were "fundamentally incoherent".
ACCC loses appeal in TPG ‘prepayment’ case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come up short in its challenge to a ruling that dismissed its case against TPG over contract terms that allowed the internet provider to keep customers' unused prepaid funds on phone or internet plans.
Tile maker Ceramiche wins trade mark fight with Caesarstone after ‘honest use’ ruling
Tile maker Ceramiche Caesar has prevailed in its challenge to a judge's ruling allowing building products manufacturer Caesarstone to register two trade marks despite a finding that they were deceptively similar to one of its marks.
Lawyer loses sexual harassment appeal after urging court to just think of him as ‘Mr Darcy’
A lawyer who argued his conduct towards a paralegal was not sexual harassment but a display of ardent affection akin to 'Mr Darcy' in 'Pride and Prejudice' has lost his appeal of a $170,000 judgment against him, with the Full Federal Court saying the case was "as far from a Jane Austen novel as it is possible to be".
Funder behind Fair Work class actions a ‘litigation bounty hunter’, Full Court hears
Facing accusations of being a "litigation bounty hunter", litigation funder Augusta Ventures has made its bid before the Full Federal Court to overturn a landmark ruling which put it on the hook for $3.1 million in security in two Fair Work class actions.
Norbrook appeals approval of Bayer’s animal antiseptic patent
Veterinary pharmaceutical company Norbrook Laboratories has filed court proceedings after a delegate of IP Australia tossed its opposition to a patent by Bayer New Zealand for a bovine antiseptic treatment.
James Cook University wins appeal of $1.2M judgment for sacked climate-skeptic professor
An appeals court has sided with James Cook University in its appeal of a ruling awarding $1.2 million to sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd, saying the academic's right to express unpopular views was "necessarily constrained".