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Judge dismisses ex-Norton Rose lawyer’s arguments for mediation move
Business of Law 2018-03-28 9:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge on Wednesday issued his reasons for refusing a bid by a former Norton Rose Fulbright lawyer to move scheduled mediation of the case out of Sydney, and he didn’t pull any punches.

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Biotech co. settles case over low-GI sugar patent claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-28 8:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australian biotech company Holista Colltech has resolved litigation over ASX announcements that said it was collaborating with a Nobel Prize nominee to file a patent for the world’s first low-GI sugar.

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CSIRO wins challenge to Rio Tinto patent
Intellectual Property 2018-03-28 8:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

CSIRO has won a challenge to an application for a mining patent filed by mining giant Rio Tinto, with an IP Australia delegate finding no patentable subject matter could be claimed.

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Reckitt can’t ban P&G TV ad in dish detergent dust-up
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-27 9:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Reckitt Benckiser Australia has lost a bid for an interim ban on a commercial by rival Procter & Gamble that claims Fairy Platinum dishwashing detergent is better than RBA’s Finish Quantum detergent, with a judge ruling the scientific evidence backs up the claim.

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GetSwift hit with second shareholder suit
Securities 2018-03-27 8:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has filed a shareholder class action against GetSwift alleging it provided inadequate disclosures and misled investors with its overhyped announcements about business contracts, one month after Squire Patton Boggs brought a similar suit.

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RBS to pay $12.58 million to settle class action
Financial Services 2018-03-27 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay $12.58 million to settle a consumer class action brought on behalf of purchasers of its financial products. 

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Slater and Gordon looks at Tathra bushfire class action
Class Actions 2018-03-23 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Residents and property owners whose homes were damaged or destroyed after a bushfire in Tathra, NSW — believed to have been sparked by an Essential Energy power line — are being invited to join a potential class action by Slater and Gordon.

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New claims target GetSwift’s enterprise client announcement
Class Actions 2018-03-23 2:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its shareholder class action against GetSwift to include claims over statements the logistics software company made to shareholders regarding high-volume enterprise contracts.

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King & Wood Mallesons email in IP spat is privileged, judge rules
Intellectual Property 2018-03-23 11:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Sending an email of advice to third parties does not necessarily constitute waiver of legal professional privilege, a Federal Court judge has ruled, siding with the University of Sydney in an intellectual property dispute with ObjectiVision.

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DibbsBarker to close up shop following Dentons deal
Business of Law 2018-03-22 10:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

DibbsBarker is closing its doors after signing a deal that will see 17 partners and support staff move to Dentons, the world’s largest firm.

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