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Celebrity chef Miguel Maestre in court over ‘El Toro Loco’ beer brand
Intellectual Property 2023-01-06 4:54 pm By Sam Matthews

A unit of beverage giant Bickford’s has taken Spanish-Australian chef Miguel Maestre to court for allegedly infringing its trade mark by selling beer under the ‘El Toro Loco’ brand.

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Ex-Spaceship Capital director wins appeal of banning order
ASIC 2023-01-06 12:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A former director of Spaceship Capital Limited has succeeded in overturning a banning order imposed by ASIC, with a tribunal finding he may have been kept in the dark about the software bug that led to the ban.

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‘Substantial industrial theft’: Hytera to face damages for stealing Motorola’s source code
Intellectual Property 2022-12-23 8:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has found Shenzhen-based based radio manufacturer Hytera engaged in “substantial industrial theft” by appropriating Motorola’s source code for its digital mobile radios and should be on the hook for additional damages for “flagrantly” infringing Motorola’s copyright.

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Retail Food Group agrees to $10M settlement in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-23 5:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Retail Food Group has agreed to a settlement worth $10 million in ACCC proceedings alleging the franchise giant misled purchasers of loss-making stores about the viability of its stores.

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Epic Games may face class action over ‘addictive’ Fortnite game
Class Actions 2022-12-23 6:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Epic Games is facing a class action investigation for allegedly failing to warn parents about the addictive nature of its popular battle royale game Fortnite.

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WA saddled with $2M legal bill from ‘futile’ defamation fight with Clive Palmer
Article 2022-12-23 4:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of Western Australia has been left with a $2 million legal bill for defending a defamation action  by billionaire Clive Palmer and advancing cross-claims on behalf of premier Mark McGowan, which a judge blasted as “a futile exercise”.

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Holding Redlich sued over ‘negligent’ advice on ‘Aldi bag of cash’
Professional Negligence 2022-12-22 4:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firm Holding Redlich has been sued by the NSW Labor Party for allegedly providing negligent advice on $100,000 in illegal political donations delivered in an Aldi bag and the ICAC investigation that followed, setting the party back $1.8 million in legal costs.

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Murdoch names Private Media bosses in expanded defamation case over Crikey article
Defamation 2022-12-22 3:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The decision by Crikey to republish an article at the centre of a defamation case by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch is the focus of the media mogul’s proposed new pleadings and its application to join Private Media chairman Eric Beecher and CEO Will Hayward.

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‘Spurious’ arguments cost James Mawhinney in successful appeal of 20-year ban
Appeals 2022-12-22 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The founder of investment group Mayfair 101 must foot half his costs of a successful appeal of a 20-year ban on fund raising because of the many “spurious” grounds of appeal he pressed.

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Lawyer who refused to pay silk can access health report for appeal
Business of Law 2022-12-22 4:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A lawyer who was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to pay $23,000 in fees to senior counsel has won a bid to access a report relating to the silk’s health on appeal.

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