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NSW appeals court upholds $7M judgment against teleco
Wholesale satellite broadband provider Ipstar Australia has lost a bid to overturn a $7 million judgment against it for allegedly providing defective equipment and engaging in unconscionable conduct in violation of consumer law.
Judge mulls VW disclosures ahead of first ‘dieselgate’ trial
A Federal Court judge may rule as early as Friday on whether Volkswagen should be required to answer questions about alleged emissions defeat device software installed in more than 90,000 cars in Australia before the first trial kicks off next month.
Allens wins costs in oil spill class action
A Federal Court judge has ruled the lead applicant in a Maurice Blackburn-led class action by Indonesian farmers against PTTEP Australasia must foot its opponent's legal bill, despite winning its bid to bring the case outside the limitations period.
Billabong judge sets shareholder meeting to ok sale
The Federal Court judge overseeing the sale of Billabong has set a March date for a meeting of shareholders to weigh the company's proposed sale to surfwear rival Boardriders.
Slater & Gordon faces Fair Work fight with union
Slater & Gordon will face the Fair Work Commission in a dispute with the Australian Services Union after a "very unsatisfactory meeting" over the law firm's restructuring plans.
Vodafone ordered to pay ACCC, Telstra legal bills
Vodafone will have to cough up $295,000 to cover the legal bills of the ACCC and Telstra after falling short in its bid for judicial review of an ACCC decision not to declare a domestic mobile roaming service.
Cargill cow gene patent invalid, Federal Court says
A federal court judge has found that a bovine gene patent held by Cargill Inc. is invalid, but said the American agriculture giant could beef up the patent claims in response to his ruling.
ACCC sues Optus for pressuring customers to move to NBN
Optus has been sued for allegedly pressuring customers to move to the National Broadband Network before they needed to make the switch.
Tabcorp’s $11B merger with Tatts gets thumbs up, again
The Australian Competition Tribunal has for a second time signed off on Tabcorp's $11 billion merger with lotto giant Tatts, a deal the competition regulator fought hard to stop.
BrisConnections settles $2.2B case over collapse
BrisConnections' receiver PPB Advisory has settled its $2.2 billion lawsuit against engineering consultant Arup, a court was told Monday.