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CFMMEU admits to Fair Work breaches in strike against Boral subsidiary
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has admitted to contravening the Fair Work Act by taking industrial action against a subsidiary of building materials giant Boral in an attempt to coerce the company into approving a new enterprise agreement.
ACCC can seek fines against defunct dealer of fake Aboriginal art
The ACCC can continue its case against failed Aboriginal art wholesaler Birubi Art, which went into liquidation after the court found it violated the Australian Consumer Law by selling fake Aboriginal goods.
Spotless judgment clarifies redundancy payment exception
Spotless Services violated the Fair Work Act by failing to pay redundancy for workers employed at Perth International Airport, a court has found, in a ruling that clarifies when employers are on the hook for redundancy payments.
VW knew about defeat software but ACCC doesn’t need to prove it, court told
The ACCC does not need to prove Volkswagen knew about the diesel emissions software at the heart of its action against the car giant -- that's just a factor that will magnify penalties in the case, the regulator has told a court.
Class loses appeal over fatal Christmas Island boat crash
The families of asylum seekers who died in the 2010 Christmas Island boat crash have lost an appeal of a ruling that dismissed their class action against Australia.
NSW Ports pans ACCC for ‘vague’ competition case
NSW Ports has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for expecting the company to file a defence to the regulator's allegations of anti-competitive conduct from a concise statement it panned as "vague".
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.
In tossing Made In Australia case, court clarifies ‘substantial transformation’ test
A court has ruled that Chinese vitamin company Nature's Care cannot sell its imported fish oil and vitamin D with the 'Made in Australia' logo because the product fails to meet the required country-of-origin labelling provisions.
‘Ingenuity’ needed for software-aided biz method patent, IP Australia says
A software-implemented business method could be patentable if programmed into a computer with "some ingenuity", IP Australia told the Full Federal Court as a landmark appeal between rival tech companies Encompass and Infotrack wrapped up Friday.
Full Court urged to take ‘nuanced’ view of software patentability
Fintech company Encompass has asked the Full Federal Court to take a more "nuanced" approach to software patentability than the one currently held by IP Australia, on the first day of a high-stakes appeal over the patentability of computer-related inventions.