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A Victorian Supreme Court judge has recused himself from proceedings over costs in a construction dispute, after vowing to send transcripts of the case to the state’s legal watchdog.
Take-Two wins temporary block of Grand Theft Auto alterations
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Take-Two Interactive has won a temporary injunction blocking a gamer from making unauthorised changes to its popular Grand Theft Auto video game.
Judge bars 7-Eleven from WhatsApp message to class
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7-Eleven has lost its bid to use a confidential bulletin sent to class members via WhatsApp as defence evidence in an ongoing franchisee class action, with a judge rejecting the company’s claims the document was no longer shielded by legal professional privilege.
Retail Food Group faces shareholder class action
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Retail Food Group has been hit with a shareholder class action alleging it failed to make adequate disclosures regarding the financial health of its franchise network.
Judge shoots down Optus challenge to Optum trade mark
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Telecom giant Optus has come up short in a Federal Court challenge to trademark registration for health services company Optum, with a judge saying the two company’s marks — despite the difference of just one letter — were distinct enough.
GSK loses patent infringement appeal over slow-release Panadol
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A full bench of the Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by drug giant GlaxoSmithKline in a patent infringement case it brought over planned generic versions of its sustained-release Panadol.
VicForests banned from logging in greater glider habitat
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An environmental group fighting to protect the threatened greater glider has won a temporary injunction that bans state-owned forestry corporation VicForests from logging in select regions of the Victorian Central Highlands where the marsupial has been found.
Judge to weigh funding deal in Westpac class action
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A two-day hearing has been scheduled in the Westpac life insurance class action over a proposed funding arrangement that would give litigation backer JustKapital 30 per cent of any recovery, in addition to costs outlaid by lawyers for the class.
AMP vows to defend two shareholder class actions
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AMP says it will “vigorously defend” two class actions by shareholders in the wake of scandalous revelations at the Royal Commission that led to a $2 billion market cap drop.
Judge issues injunction in Infa-Secure seat device ownership spat
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A Federal Court judge has permanently barred a woman who claims she owns the intellectual property for an Infa-Secure seat belt device from telling retailers that she is the rightful owner of the device’s IP.