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Class has another go at unconscionable conduct claim in Ford PowerShift case
The applicant in a class action against Ford over allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions has taken another stab at bringing an unconscionable conduct claim, after the judge overseeing the case panned an earlier pleading as "problematic".
Full Court tosses ACCC appeal in Medibank disclosure case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lost an appeal of a ruling that dismissed its case over allegedly inadequate disclosures by private health insurer Medibank relating to member benefits.
As trial looms, who owns ‘Love is in the Air’ copyright up in the air
The judge overseeing a lawsuit against Air France over the alleged unauthorised use of the song "Love is in the Air" will have to weigh who owns the rights to the disco hit.
Hytera ordered to hand over ‘stolen’ Motorola code
Hytera Communications has been ordered to hand over source code that Motorola Solutions claims was stolen by three employees who jumped ship between the companies.
Hytera wins bid to postpone Motorola copyright case
Hytera Communications has won its bid to have a new copyright case brought against it by rival Motorola Solutions heard separately from a patent infringement trial scheduled to begin in July next year.
ASIC suffers another loss in Westpac dodgy home loan case
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lost a bid to have the Federal Court decide a threshold legal question in its dodgy home loan case against Westpac, which is going to trial after a $35 million settlement got the thumbs down.
ACCC wants $1.5M fine against struggling debt collector
The consumer watchdog has sought more than $1.5 million in penalties against debt collector ACM Group after the company was found liable for harassing vulnerable customers, but a judge on Tuesday questioned whether the fine, which could leave the company insolvent, was too punitive.
IP Australia to call for dismissal of novel building patent case
The Commissioner of Patents will seek to toss a case simultaneously challenging its decisions to accept, grant and certify an innovation patent owned by one of Australia's biggest building product firms.
After settlement rejected, ASIC takes Westpac case to trial
The corporate cop's case against Westpac over allegedly irresponsible lending practices will go to trial after the Federal Court rejected the bank's $35 million settlement.
Sacked HWL lawyer’s defence of client criticisms an ‘untenable stretch,’ court hears
Former HWL Ebsworth special counsel Dr Gary Rumble's insistence that he believed he had carte blanche to criticise one of the law firm's clients is an "untenable stretch," the Federal Court heard Wednesday.