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A Federal Court judge has criticised a Federal Circuit Court judge for the "professional discourtesy" he showed in his treatment of an Iranian refugee's case, including delaying publication of judgment for 75 days after delivering his reasons orally.
Trader Daniel Schlaepfer and his firm Select Vantage were alerted to possible market manipulation and flaws in the company's surveillance system, the court has heard mid-trial in the case alleging ASIC made defamatory remarks to the trading firm's major business partners.
IP Australia has challenged a patent application for a rearward-facing car seat, despite shooting down all the grounds of opposition raised by child safety product maker Dorel.
Aspiring MP Clive Palmer has filed his defence against a lawsuit by US record label Universal Music over his take on the 1980s rock anthem 'We're Not Gonna Take It', saying he didn't infringe any copyright on the song because it's not original.
The general manager of service station chain Westside Petroleum has been named in a lawsuit by the Fair Work Ombudsman alleging the company shortchanged workers more than $62,000.
Pharmaceutical giant Mylan has been ordered to hand over documents relating to its proposed launch of a generic version of its cholesterol drug Lipidil to rival Sun Pharma in advance of a hearing on Mylan's request for an order blocking Sun from launching its own generic version of the drug.
A court has dismissed an application for a common fund order in a class action against Westpac, saying the applicant in the Maurice Blackburn-led action had failed to sufficiently detail the case and had "shirked" its responsibility by launching the proceedings with a concise statement alone.
Labour hire company WorkPac has asked the court to dismiss an $84 million class action brought on behalf of thousands of casual mine workers alleging they were misclassified and denied annual leave and other entitlements.
A Melbourne-based restaurant and food truck operator selling "game-changing kebabs" has sued popular retailer Cotton On for allegedly infringing the copyright for the "Biggie Smalls" crown logo under which it markets its services.
Leading solar panel manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS has filed a lawsuit against Norway-based solar energy company REC Solar for allegedly infringing its patented solar technology, less than two weeks after filing similar cases against China-based competitors JinkoSolar and LONGi Solar.