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Cricket Australia reaches deal with worker sacked over abortion tweet
Employment 2018-09-20 10:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Cricket Australia has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by a Tasmanian woman who was fired by the sports league for tweeting her views about abortion.

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Genome editing patent gets thumbs down by IP Australia
Intellectual Property 2018-09-19 8:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A patent for genome editing technology by a South Korean biotechnology company has been rejected for a lack of clarity, novelty, and inventiveness, but the Australian Patent Office has given the company two months to try again.

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Financial adviser wins challenge to ASIC’s life ban
Financial Services 2018-09-19 7:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission failed to establish any grounds for permanently banning an ANZ financial adviser from the industry, a tribunal said in setting aside the decision Tuesday. 

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Unique wins appeal of unconscionable conduct ruling
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-19 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has overturned a win for the consumer regulator in a case against Sydney-based Unique International College, ruling that the vocational trainer’s practices for marketing and enrolling students in its diploma courses did not amount to unconscionable conduct.

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Judge wants funder’s cut in Westpac class action to come from net recovery
Class Actions 2018-09-19 1:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has agreed to sign off on an order in a massive class action against Westpac that could give 25 percent of any recovery to the litigation funder underwriting the case, on the condition that the funder accept a rate reflecting the net, not the gross, sum.

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Bega admits to using Kraft-branded shippers
Intellectual Property 2018-09-19 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bega has admitted to allegations by Kraft that it distributed its peanut butter in boxes with the Kraft logo on the outside, but says it was allowed to under a license agreement.

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Alphapharm can’t get docs ahead of hearing on injector pen injunction
Intellectual Property 2018-09-18 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Generic drug company Alphapharm has lost a bid for documents it claimed would show Sanofi-Aventis suspected as early as 2015 that patents for one of its injector pens may be invalid.

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ACCC calls for regulation to stop airports ‘exploiting’ power
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-18 4:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia needs stronger regulation to prevent the country’s major airports from abusing their market power, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Tuesday.

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Hytera must tell Motorola which docs blocked by Chinese cybersecurity laws
Intellectual Property 2018-09-18 2:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Hyundai lawsuit over $7.9M arbitration award gets go-ahead
Construction 2018-09-18 2:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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