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Billionaire Clive Palmer has succeeded in knocking a second judge off a case brought against him by the liquidators of failed Queensland Nickel, after arguing that a previous ruling disqualified him.
PetroHunter unit’s case over Beetaloo Basin JV survives dismissal bid
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A subsidiary of US-based PetroHunter Energy has defeated calls to toss its case over $70 million in allegedly unpaid contributions and contractual breaches stemming from a joint mining venture in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin.
Otsuka defence threatened in Abilify patent case
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The Commonwealth of Australia is weighing a bid to strike out Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s defence as the government seeks lost subsidies after an almost seven-year long patent dispute over the antipsychotic drug, Abilify.
Ex-Norton Rose partner asks judge to recuse himself from spat with firm
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A Federal Court judge has been asked to recuse himself from a legal dispute between Norton Rose Fulbright and a former employment partner who was terminated from the firm.
Melbourne University’s Trinity College sues to protect lucrative name
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An education provider calling itself Trinity College Australia faces a lawsuit alleging it is duping consumers by trying to pass off as The University of Melbourne’s famed residential college.
ASIC wins $9M fine against Financial Circle
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has secured almost $9 million in penalties against Melbourne-based Financial Circle over a scheme to extract advice fees and ongoing commission from borrowers who took out personal loans.
Another firm weighs class action over flammable cladding
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A third law firm is investigating a possible class action to compensate property owners for the cost of removing highly combustible aluminium cladding, believed to be in the majority of buildings in Australia.
Vittoria wins challenge to another Mondelez coffee machine patent
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Australian coffee maker Vittoria Food & Beverage has won another challenge to a patent for a coffee pod system filed by a unit of Mondelez International.
Law firm looks at short-seller VGI in class action probe ‘twist’
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Maurice Blackburn is investigating a possible class action after the share price of Corporate Travel Management plunged 27 percent on Wednesday, and will look at the role of VGI Partners in the sudden stock drop.
Alphapharm slams Sanofi amendment delay in injunction battle
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Generic drug maker Alphapharm says rival Sanofi-Aventis waited to amend its injector pen patent until the heated IP battle between the two firms had commenced, despite knowing about the amendments for three years.