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The Morrison government has launched a review of Australia’s patents system aimed at promoting innovation by smaller businesses.
Fuchs appeals ruling for Quaker over patents used at BHP mine
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Fuchs Lubricants is contesting a finding that it infringed patents owned by Quaker Chemicals in supplying hydraulic fluid to a BHP Billiton-owned mine.
Mantle Group may face underpayments class action
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Brisbane-based Mantle Group has become the latest hospitality company to face a possible class action for allegedly failing to pay staff for all the hours they worked.
J&J unit hit with indemnity costs for ‘unreasonable conduct’ in pelvic mesh class action
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Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon has been hit with an indemnity costs order for “unreasonable conduct” after its loss in last year’s pelvic mesh class action ruling, which found that the pharmaceutical giant did not adequately warn of the risks of the implants.
Ex-McCabe Curwood lawyer ordered to pay legal bill after ‘incompetent’ appeal
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A former solicitor with McCabe Curwood has lost his attempt to overturn an order that he pay $36,000 in costs to his former employer, after an appeals court found that his challenge was “incompetent”.
Box Hill Institute ordered to alert students to class action over aviation course
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Vocational education provider Box Hill Insitute must notify current students that their aviation course is the subject of a class action, which claims the licences students obtained through the institute did not provide them with the requisite knowledge or training to obtain a commercial pilots licence.
The write way to success: Barristers’ top tips for winning written submissions
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With COVID-19 forcing courts to deal with more matters on the papers, written submissions are more important than ever and must be carefully crafted to assist the court while offering clients the best chance of success, barristers told Lawyerly.
Spain hit with lawsuit seeking to enforce $128M arbitration award
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Spain has been hit with a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $128 million arbitration award in a dispute over the country’s alternative energy investment policies, the fifth such lawsuit brought against the country in Australia.
Continuous disclosure laws watered down to protect companies, directors from class actions
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In its latest move aimed at shielding companies from “opportunistic class actions”, the Morrison government has announced a temporary change to the continuous disclosure rules to give companies more wriggle room in updating shareholders during the coronavirus pandemic.
VW carve-out settlement may become more popular as class action scrutiny heats up
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The settlement arrangement resolving five class actions against Volkswagen, which carved out hefty legal fees from the $120 million payout to drivers, could become more prevalent as the spotlight is once again trained on the cost of class actions. But the approach is not without controversy, experts say.