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Full Court flushes ACCC appeal of wipes ruling
The Full Federal Court has thrown out the ACCC's challenge to a ruling dismissing its case alleging Kimberly-Clark made misleading representations about its flushable wipes.
ASIC takes action against Societe Generale for lax handling of client money
ASIC has slapped an Australian unit of French investment bank Société Générale with additional licence conditions for failing to comply with its obligations for handling client money over a near four-year period.
Judge won’t recuse himself from patent case against Globaltech, Boart Longyear
A judge has rejected calls by mining tool company Globaltech and driller Boart Longyear to disqualify himself from hearing a patent infringement case against them, despite ruling in an earlier proceeding that the patent was valid and that Globaltech had infringed it.
Westpac could face more AUSTRAC claims as child exploitation scandal deepens
Westpac is facing the possibility of more claims in proceedings brought by AUSTRAC over anti-money laundering breaches, with the regulator seeking information on 272 customers who may have been involved in the exploitation of children.
Ex-Rockmans GM sues Noni B for ‘retrospective termination’
The former general manager of women's fashion retailer Rockmans is suing parent company Noni B, claiming he was not given any notice before being sacked in April this year.
Litigation funder wins access to docs in parking patent dispute against City of Melbourne
The funder backing a patent lawsuit by tech firm Vehicle Management Systems over an invention used by the City of Melbourne to time parked vehicles has been granted extended access to discovered documents in the proceedings.
Former Beem It boss drops lawsuit against payments fintech, CBA
The former CEO of Beem It has discontinued her legal claims against the payments fintech co-owner, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, only days after naming the bank in her lawsuit alleging workplace breaches.
Judge appoints receiver, not liquidator to hotel to avoid COVID-19 misunderstanding
To avoid a creditor panic in the midst of the COVID-19 health crisis, the NSW Supreme Court has appointed a receiver instead of a liquidator to a rural hotel that is the centre of a deadlocked shareholder dispute over more than $2.7 million.
Forcing Google, Facebook to pay for news could run afoul of High Court ruling, IP experts say
A group of IP lawyers has warned the Government will have to proceed carefully in establishing a mandatory code under which Google and Facebook would be forced to pay news publishers for content, saying such a move could be struck down under existing High Court precedent.
Ozcare worker says mandatory flu vaccines discriminate against her
An employee from not-for-profit aged care health provider Ozcare who claims the company discriminated against her through its mandatory flu vaccine policies has had her case thrown out of the Fair Work Commission.