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Australia needs stronger regulation to prevent the country’s major airports from abusing their market power, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Tuesday.
Hytera must tell Motorola which docs blocked by Chinese cybersecurity laws
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Hytera Communications has until Thursday to reveal what evidence has been or will be withheld from Motorola in their intellectually property battle in compliance with strict Chinese state security and cybersecurity laws.
Hyundai lawsuit over $7.9M arbitration award gets go-ahead
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A judge has said a case filed by Hyundai Engineering & Steel Industries to enforce a $7.9 million arbitration award against Alfasi Steel over the delayed construction of Sydney’s International Conference Centre can move forward even though Alfasi has gone into administration.
Dr Reddy’s settles Millennium’s cancer drug patent suit
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Generic drug maker Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has reached a settlement with US-based Millennium Pharmaceuticals, agreeing to be restrained from selling a cheap version of cancer drug Velcade in Australia.
Glencore in-house counsel wins Cargill deal docs to mull settlement
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In-house counsel at Glencore has been granted access to “highly confidential” documents related to the possible sale by Cargill of its Joe White malt business so that he can mull a settlement offer.
Europcar admits overcharging customers, blames reservation system
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Europcar has fired back at the consumer watchdog in an enforcement action alleging the car rental company applied excessive payment surcharges on debit and credit card purchases, saying it always intended to refund overcharged customers, and did.
Clive Palmer wins bid to have judge recuse himself
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Mining tycoon Clive Palmer has succeeded in having a Queensland Supreme Court judge recused from a trial over the 2016 collapse of Queensland Nickel.
Aged care sector to face royal commission
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a royal commission into the aged care sector, saying he was moved to action by the “very disturbing trend” of non-compliance, abuse and failures in the industry.
Kleenex flushable wipes an ‘environmental catastophe’, ACCC tells court
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched its opening volley against consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark Australia, saying its Kleenex ‘flushable’ wipes were unsuitable for sewers and septic tanks and an “enormous burden” on the Australian wastewater system.
Scotch Whisky is generic, can’t be trademarked, court told
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Facing a trade mark infringement lawsuit for selling products under the name Scotch Whisky, Australian liquor retailer D’Aquino Bros has filed a claim of its own, arguing the words are a generic description used in Australia to mean any whisky from Scotland.