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ASIC takes shipbuilder Austal to court over legal privilege claims amid probe
Defence shipbuilder Austal faces legal action by the corporate regulator challenging claims of privilege over documents sought as part of a probe into disclosures linked to cost overruns on the company's $4 billion US Navy ship-building program.
Judge urges Grant Thornton to consider Chinese wall in KPMG class action settlement
The settlement of the Discovery Metals investor class action against KPMG has experienced another setback, after scheme administrator Grant Thornton flagged a potential conflict of interest in acting as a costs contradictor over Piper Alderman’s controversial $3.5 million legal bill.
Judge takes lighter load, gets mentoring after panning by appeals courts
A judge who this month faced strong criticism from an appeals court for his "egregious" conduct in a case, has stepped down from senior administrative roles on the Federal Circuit Court and will receive mentoring, the court confirmed Monday.
Mylan fires another shot at Cipla in generic Lipidil battle
Mylan has launched a lawsuit against Cipla for allegedly copying the get-up of its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipidil, after losing a bid to block Cipla and Sun Pharma from selling generic versions of the drug while it appeals a ruling invalidating several claims of its patents.
More than a ‘scintilla of inventiveness’: Motorola defends source code as Hytera trial kicks off
Patents at the centre of a high stakes IP dispute between tech giants Motorola and Hytera have significantly more than the necessary “scintilla of inventiveness” to be deemed valid, Motorola said on the first day of a month-long trial.
Boehringer wins time to oppose Intervet patent after lawyers botched deadline
A unit of Boehringer Ingelheim has been given more time to oppose a proposed patent by rival drug maker Intervet, after the German drug company's lawyers sent an email with the wrong opposition deadline.
Blue Sky settles case against former directors over alleged raid on database
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reached a confidential settlement of its case against three former directors and two investment firms over an alleged raid on the fund manager's confidential database.
Apple wins patent for computer-implemented invention
Apple has been granted a patent for an animation-generating user interface for its iPhone and iPad devices, beating back multiple adverse examination reports that described the invention as a presentation of "aesthetic content" that solved the problem "providing users with something engaging to look at".
NSW Ports slams ACCC’s competition constraint claims as ‘slight or hypothetical’
NSW Ports Operations has denied claims that an agreement for the privatisation of its subsidiaries Port Botany and Port Kembla stymied competition, describing the allegations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as "slight or hypothetical".
Ex-MP Emma Husar ‘very close’ to settling defamation case against Buzzfeed
Lawyers for media outlet Buzzfeed say they are “very close” to settling a defamation case brought by former Labor MP Emma Husar, over an article that accused her of sexual harassment and exposing herself in a manner made famous by Sharon Stone in the movie Basic Instinct.