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AirTrunk secures $4.25B loan for Western Sydney data centre
Data centre platform AirTrunk has secured a $4.25 billion loan to develop its Western Sydney campus, with Mallesons and Gilbert + Tobin advising on the deal.
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Sibayne Stillwater unit obliged to reopen Mt Lyell mine, court told
A subsidiary of civil construction company Ian Harrington Group wants to revise its defence to a $3.6 million case by Sibayne Stillwater’s Copper Mines of Tasmania, arguing it has no obligation to rehabilitate a quarry at the shuttered Mt Lyell mine.
Perfection Fresh agrees to $12M penalty in price-fixing case
Produce wholesaler Perfection Fresh has admitted it engaged in cartel conduct in supplying vegetables to discount grocery chain Aldi, and has agreed to pay a $12 million penalty for breaches of the competition laws.
Work Hytera saved by copying Motorola code supports infringement finding: court
The Full Federal Court has published its reasons for finding Hytera copied a substantial part of Motorola's source code for its digital mobile radios, saying the 15 months of labour the China-based company saved from the copying reinforced its conclusion. 
Actelion files fourth patent case over blood pressure drug
Swiss pharmaceutical company Actelion has brought a fourth patent infringement case over plans to launch a generic version of its blood pressure drug in Australia -- against Lupin unit Generic Health -- after firing off cases against three other drug makers. 
Sandvik defeats patent challenge over mining drill technology
Engineering group Sandvik Mining and Construction has prevailed in defence of a patent application for rotary drill technology used for underground mining.
CSIRO fights patent for detecting gender of chicken embryos
The CSIRO has lost its fight against Israeli ag-tech and biotech company eggXYt’s bid to amend its pending patent application for technology that claims to determine the gender of avian embryos, as the agency continues to oppose the patent's registration. 
BDO Audit director seeks strike-out of ASIC case over Dubber audits
A BDO Audit director facing action launched by ASIC over alleged false and misleading reports for software company Dubber is seeking to strike out the regulator's amended case.
‘Unseemly’ fight breaks out as firm seeks bigger cut of $29M AMP settlement
Law firm Piper Alderman is seeking a larger cut of a $29 million settlement in a class action it ran against AMP alongside Shine Lawyers, arguing its current payout punished it for "relative efficiency".
Shine Lawyers judgment deferral bid an abuse of process, judge says
A judge has ordered Shine Lawyers to pay costs in a client’s negligence claim, finding that it was improper for the firm to seek to reopen the case to rely on documents that were of limited relevance.