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Samsung Bioepis shoots down Janssen patent for ulcerative colitis biologic
Intellectual Property 2025-10-09 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Samsung Bioepis has successfully opposed Janssen’s bid to patent a monoclonal antibody to treat ulcerative colitis, but an IP Australia delegate has given the J&J-owned company a chance to fix its application.

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Hamilton Island resort can’t vary security in $15M suit against insurer, builder
Construction 2025-10-10 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A luxury Hamilton Island resort has lost its bid to vary the form of security ordered last year in its $15 million suit over allegedly defective rectification works completed in the wake of Cyclone Debbie. 

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Rent-to-own company appeals $7.4M penalty for Credit Act breaches
Appeals 2025-10-09 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A rental company providing long-term leases for household items has appealed a ruling slapping it with a $7.4 million penalty for loan agreements that did not comply with credit laws. 

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Abbey appeals failure in bid to invalidate patent for antiparasitic drug
Intellectual Property 2025-10-08 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Abbey Animal Health has appealed its loss in a suit seeking to invalidate rival Virbac’s patent for an antiparasitic drug.

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Monarch Tower liquidator can’t bring late voidable transaction cases
Construction 2025-10-09 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The liquidator for collapsed property developer Monarch Tower has lost its appeal seeking an extension of time to bring voidable transaction claims said to be worth $27 million against 13 individuals and companies.

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High Court won’t hear review of price cut on Melbourne freeway land acquisition
Construction 2025-10-09 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has rejected a special leave application by the owners of land acquired to build a Melbourne freeway that sought to overturn an “erroneous” appeals court decision which left them with $2 million for land worth over $30 million.

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CBA unit to pay $119.5M to settle consumer class action
Class Actions 2025-10-07 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Commonwealth Bank’s New Zealand unit, ASB Bank, has agreed to pay $119.35 million to settle a class action alleging it failed to repay fees and interest wrongly charged to 150,000 customers who took out home or personal loans.

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Monadelphous loses fight over amendments in suit over Kawana sewage plant
Construction 2025-10-08 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Engineer Monadelphous has lost a fight that will affect its ability to run a limitations defence in a suit over alleged defects in a sewage plant upgrade on the Sunshine Coast.

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ASIC sues Fiducian Group over ESG representations
ASIC 2025-10-03 3:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Looking to continue its hot streak of successful anti-greenwashing cases, the corporate regulator has taken Fiducian Investment Management to court over allegedly misleading representations about its ESG fund.

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Geocon sues developers for $4M over Canberra residential projects
Construction 2025-10-07 11:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Canberra builder Geocon has brought a lawsuit against the developers of the Aspen and Establishment apartment buildings in Canberra, claiming it is owed $4 million in construction payments.

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