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Judge rejects ‘fishing expedition’ in prospective suit over DNA sequencing patents
Intellectual Property 2025-06-04 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out a notice to produce issued by an Australian company being targeted by UK genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies, calling its bid for board minutes and other documents a “fishing expedition”.

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Penalty in ASIC case against TerraCom to wait until directors’ hearing
ASIC 2025-06-02 10:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Penalty proceedings in ASIC’s case against coal producer TerraCom have been put on ice until the regulator’s suit against the company’s directors goes to trial. 

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Exactech settles class action over alleged faulty implants
Settlement 2025-05-30 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Medical device maker Exactech has reached a settlement in a class action over alleged defective implants, following the US company’s bankruptcy.

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Court OKs settlement with gag clause in Marsden Park development class action
Class Actions 2025-05-29 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has signed off on a confidential settlement in a class action over off-the-plan homes in a proposed north-west Sydney development, including a clause that prevents group members from making any public statements about the suit or disparaging the parties. 

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TerraCom dragged into suit over alleged false coal certificates
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-05-28 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Coal producer TerraCom has been joined to a lawsuit brought by Korean Midland Power against a unit testing lab ALS Limited over allegedly exaggerated coal testing results. 

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Court asked to sign off on class action settlement with gag clause
Class Actions 2025-05-19 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A court will be asked to approve a confidential settlement in a class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney that includes a gag clause barring group members from making any public statements about the suit. 

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Class action over risky CFDs wins access to customer screening data
Class Actions 2025-05-12 11:06 pm By Andy Sidler

A class action against CMC Markets has won access to data thought to reveal that approximately 2,500 customers who failed screening tests for risky financial products were nevertheless permitted to trade. 

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Court orders HCF to pay $750K for misleading life insurance term
Insurance 2025-05-08 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

HCF Life insurance has been hit with a $750,000 penalty for including a pre-existing condition term in a life insurance policy, which a judge found was likely to mislead.

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Sky News loses appeal in case of ‘wholesale copying’ by media monitor Isentia
Intellectual Property 2025-04-16 11:33 am By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has dismissed Sky News’ challenge to a ruling that media monitor Isentia was not liable for copyright infringement despite “wholesale copying” of content for government clients.

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Special Gold liquidator can advance claims against Dyldam
Construction 2025-04-16 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ruled the liquidator of Special Gold can advance claims against Dyldam Developments, which the collapsed Sydney developer has called “hopeless”.

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