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Businessman Charif Kazal gets last chance to fix ā€˜incomprehensibleā€™ case against Gilbert + Tobin
Corporate 2019-09-24 7:48 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has given Sydney businessman Charif Kazal a third and final opportunity to replead his ā€œsimply incomprehensibleā€ case against Gilbert + Tobin over the […]

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‘We want to send a message to the courts’: ACCC’s Sims flags importance of potential competition in merger review
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-23 4:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC’s recommended changes to the merger review framework that would require regulators to weigh whether a proposed acquisiton involved a potential competitor was a […]

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After questioning funder’s cut, judge quietly approves KPMG class action settlement scheme
Class Actions 2019-09-19 9:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has quietly given his seal of approval to a settlement distribution scheme in a class action against KPMG, after raising questions about Piper […]

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Steel giant BlueScope could face criminal charges over alleged cartel
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-18 10:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prosecutors are weighing criminal charges over alleged cartel conduct the subject of a price-fixing case by the ACCC against BlueScope Steel and former general manager […]

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Groundhog day for privacy tort
Expert Insights 2019-09-17 2:53 pm By Editor

In its recent Digital Platforms Inquiry ā€“ Final Report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission recommended that a new statutory cause of action be created […]

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Full Federal Court declines to clarify standard for patentability of computer-implemented inventions
Intellectual Property 2019-09-13 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A five-judge panel of the Full Federal Court has found two innovation patents by financial software company Encompass Corp. are not a manner of manufacture, […]

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Judge slams NRMA’s ‘intrusion’ on industrial jurisdiction with consumer suit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-12 1:58 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has thrown out the NRMAā€™s consumer case against the maritime union over its Sydney fast ferry campaign, ruling that a verdict in favour […]

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Ex-Tennis Australia directors lose bid for ASIC chats with witnesses
White Collar 2019-09-09 3:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two former directors of Tennis Australia can’t access chats between ASIC and other executives from the tennis body, with a judge finding the documents recording […]

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Vittoria roasts Lavazza over ‘oro’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-09-09 12:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A simmering battle over the ‘oro’ trade mark has bubbled over, with Australian coffee giant Vittoria filing Federal Court proceedings alleging Italian competitor Lavazza has […]

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State Street can use evidence from Maurice Blackburn case in US suit against Fearless Girl artist
Intellectual Property 2019-09-06 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

State Street Global Advisors has been given the go-ahead to use evidence unearthed in its trade mark and copyright action against Maurice Blackburn over the […]

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