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Court urged to reject $35M Westpac settlement with ASIC
Former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, SC, told a Federal Court judge Wednesday to reject a proposed $35 million deal between ASIC and Westpac, saying the bank should pay at least $100 million if it committed the responsible lending breaches alleged by the regulator.
ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has successfully escaped a lawsuit by a Chinese vitamin company Nature's Care after arguing it had been wrongly "dragged" into the case.
Bannister Law off Ford class action in wake of funder feud
Bannister Law has withdrawn from a class action it filed against Ford over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions following a dispute between the firm and the litigation funder that's backing the case.
Hytera doesn’t get ‘within cooee’ of proving it has state secrets: Motorola
Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.
Hytera asks to keep China’s state secrets from Motorola in IP war
Hytera Communications wants the Federal Court to block Motorola from accessing evidence in their patent war covered by Chinese laws prohibiting disclosure of state secrets or compromising the country's cybersecurity.
Vendors can’t probe claims against auction house Mossgreen
A Federal Court judge has shot down an eleventh hour bid by unpaid vendors of collapsed auction house Mossgreen for discovery to see if they have a claim against the company, including a possible class action claim.
ACCC says court should toss Nature’s Care case
The consumer regulator asked a court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by Chinese vitamin giant Nature's Care Manufacture over Australian-made product labels, saying it had been wrongly "dragged into a controversy".
Judge still not ready to sign off on Westpac’s $35M deal with ASIC
A judge will appoint an independent barrister to examine Westpac's recent $35 million settlement with the corporate regulator, saying it wasn't clear if the bank had breached responsible lending laws as alleged.
Judge questions size of Westpac’s $35M settlement with ASIC
A Federal Court judge on Monday held off on approving Westpac's $35 million settlement with the corporate watchdog over responsible lending law breaches, saying the amount seemed too high.
Motorola says Hytera misled court, wins discovery request
Motorola Solutions says Hytera Communications misled the Federal Court about key decision makers involved in the development of radio products which it claims infringe three of its patents.