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Deloitte analysis on efficiency standards a trade secret: VCAT
A tribunal has found Deloitte’s cost-benefit analysis on new energy efficiency standards is protected from disclosure under Freedom of Information laws because it contains trade secrets.
AstraZeneca sues Pharmacor over plan to launch generic diabetes drug
AstraZeneca has sued Pharmacor over its plans to list a generic version of blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga on the PBS, but the drug maker will have to defend the validity of the patent, which was struck down by a UK court last year. 
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Maddocks follows other firms to ‘future forward’ Sydney tower
Maddocks has relocated to a newly designed office in Sydney’s first skyscraper, the latest law firm to make the move to the "future-forward" tower in recent months.
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GE Grid hit with $400K penalty for enviro reporting contraventions
A GE unit has been hit with a $400,000 penalty after admitting it failed to comply with greenhouse gas reporting obligations for four years.
CSIRO wins appeal over gut-friendly wheat patent
The CSIRO has successfully appealed a decision that blocked the government agency’s application to patent a method of producing high-fibre wheat.
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ADCO scores win in row with Boroondara over Kew building collapse
ADCO Constructions did not agree to guarantee work done by its subsidiary on the Kew Recreation Centre, a court has found, limiting Boroondara City Council’s options following a roof collapse. 
Melbourne Rebels directors grilled on ‘startling’ inability to explain tax case
A judge has called out the directors of failed Super Rugby club Melbourne Rebels for their “startling” inability to explain their case against the club’s administrators and the tax office.
JLL manager admitted harassment ‘morally unacceptable’, defence says
Commercial real estate group JLL has hit back at a case by a former CEO who says he was sacked over his handling of a harassment complaint against a manager, arguing the manager admitted his behaviour was “completely unacceptable”.
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JLL says CEO’s sacking over handling of harassment complaint warranted
Commercial real estate group JLL has hit back at former CEO Daniel Kernaghan's unfair dismissal case, saying he was sacked for mishandling a harassment complaint against a manager.
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Court won’t toss Frankston golf club’s claims over $115M sale
The purchaser of Frankston’s $115 million Peninsula Kingswood Country Golf Club has lost a summary dismissal bid, with the court calling out its “contrariness” as stymieing the case's progress without real cause.