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Going Wayback: The current state of using wayback machine evidence in court
Expert Insights 2019-09-27 8:45 pm By Editor

The admissibility of print-outs from the “Wayback Machine – Internet Archive” website is increasingly being considered by the Federal Court of Australia. The decision of […]

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Funder succeeds in declaration enforcing its class action agreements
Expert Insights 2019-09-24 1:33 pm By Editor

The decision in Murphy Operator Pty Ltd v Gladstone Ports Corporation is a landmark one. It confirms the validity of the class action funding business […]

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ACCC issues guidance on competition risks in IP transactions: Beware the inadvertent cartel
Expert Insights 2019-09-19 12:47 pm By Editor

The ACCC has issued final guidelines on how Australia’s competition laws will apply to intellectual property assignments and licences following the repeal of the ‘IP […]

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Groundhog day for privacy tort
Expert Insights 2019-09-17 2:53 pm By Editor

In its recent Digital Platforms Inquiry – Final Report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recommended that a new statutory cause of action be created […]

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Important developments in the ACCC’s cartel immunity policy and introduction of whistleblowing tool
Expert Insights 2019-09-11 1:40 pm By Editor

From October 1, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will apply an updated cartel immunity and cooperation policy, with the changes said to reflect the […]

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Federal Court approval of funding commission recognises risks faced by funders
Expert Insights 2019-09-09 3:17 pm By Editor

In a recent decision, Federal Court Justice Jonathan Beach approved the settlement of the securities class action against Sirtex Medical Limited. The approval included the […]

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Cross-border cooperation: Federal Court considers ‘classic candidate’ for coordination with High Court of New Zealand
Expert Insights 2019-09-02 10:09 pm By Editor

On 22 August 2019, the Federal Court of Australia delivered a judgment that provides guidance on the framework within which cross-border cooperation between courts located […]

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You can’t have your contract and eat it: electing not to terminate
Expert Insights 2019-08-23 8:22 pm By Editor

A party to a contract may be precluded from enforcing a contractual right if it has acted in a way that is clearly inconsistent with […]

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Innovation patents phase out: What you need to know
Expert Insights 2019-08-07 9:54 pm By Editor

The Australian federal government’s proposed legislation to abolish the innovation patent system, Australia’s second tier patent system, was introduced into parliament on July 25. Here […]

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If two’s company and three’s a crowd, what are four and five? Multiplicity in the class action arena
Expert Insights 2019-08-05 3:44 pm By Editor

There can be no doubt that the challenge of multiple, coextensive or competing class actions arising from the same circumstances, and the appropriate strategies and […]

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