Trial wipeout in lawyer’s fight with inventor behind surf machine patent

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An upcoming trial in a long-running legal stoush between a patent lawyer and the inventor of a energy efficient surf machine over the rights to the invention has been vacated after a judge found the company the rights were assigned to has not provided satisfactory discovery.

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Three years in, court coming to grips with group costs orders

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Three years on from their debut, group costs orders — which entitle law firms to a percentage of any recovery in class actions — have raised a host of novel issues that are keeping lawyers and the court busy.

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Zap Fitness founder forced to drop negligence suit against Pitcher Partners

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A court has issued an injunction forcing the discontinuance of a negligence suit against accounting firm Pitcher Partners by the former owner of Zap Fitness, a case found to be barred by the terms of a settlement.

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HWL Ebsworth slammed for pointing finger at holidaying director in $3.5M negligence case

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A Sydney auto company suing HWL Ebsworth over allegedly negligent advice provided in relation to property in Paramatta’s ‘Auto Alley’ has slammed the law firm’s plea of contributory negligence against its holidaying director.

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Slew of insurers added to Virgin bond holders class action

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A judge overseeing a class action accusing Virgin Australia of failing to disclose its true financial position in a $324 million capital raising prospectus has joined a dozen insurers to the proceeding, which he said had “regrettably languished”.

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CCTV footage from night of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape automatically wiped, court told

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ABC and Network Ten have dropped their fight in a defamation case by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over missing CCTV footage from the night of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape, after learning the footage was automatically overridden.

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FWO takes Bakers Delight to court over $1.25M in underpayments

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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken Bakers Delight to court for the alleged $1.25 million underpayment of staff at three stores, the regulator’s second attempt at holding a franchisor responsible for the alleged unlawful conduct of a franchisee. In proceedings launched…

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TEG settles with Rangers in $3M suit over abandoned Sydney tour

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Sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live have reached a settlement in a $3 million suit against Scotland’s Rangers Football Club, with the pair announcing a three-year international touring partnership.

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