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Cargill wins bid to call King & Wood Mallesons solicitor as a witness
Trials 2018-09-11 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted Cargill Australia’s request to call a King & Wood Mallesons solicitor that represented Viterra as a witness in the epic trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra’s Joe White business to Cargill in 2013.

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Court tosses Ex-Quintis head’s defamation claims over ASX statements
Defamation 2018-09-10 9:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A court has struck out defamation claims brought by embattled Quintis founder Frank Wilson against the company’s former directors over ASX statements he alleges suggested he knew about the company’s termination of a supply contract with Nestle’s dermatology unit, Galderma Laboratories.

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Touchpoint Media hit with $265k fine for underpaying journalists
Media 2018-09-10 11:10 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court has ordered Queensland online news company Touchpoint Media to pay over $300,000 in wages owed to journalists and slapped the company with a $265,000 fine.

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Mercy Hospital can give pregnant Jehovah’s Witness blood transfusion if needed
Healthcare 2018-09-07 10:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne can give a pregnant 17-year-old Jehovah’s witness a blood transfusion if her life is at risk during or after childbirth, a judge has found, despite the girl’s refusal to consent on religious grounds.

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Prospa to fix unfair contract terms after ASIC probe delayed float
Contracts 2018-09-07 9:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Online lender Prospa has agreed to alter unfair terms in its standard form small business loan contracts, after it delayed a planned float due to concerns raised by ASIC about its loan terms.

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Bellamy’s wants judge to limit costs of competing class actions
Class Actions 2018-09-07 9:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A year after the Federal Court issued its important ruling on competing class actions and foreshadowed orders prohibiting duplicative legal fees, the company at the centre of the proceedings — organic baby food maker Bellamy’s — has called on the court to make good on its promise about costs.

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VW will refund purchasers of cars that fail within 60 days
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-07 12:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Volkswagen has agreed to offer refunds or replacements to consumers if a defect makes a car un-drivable within the first 60 days after purchase without requiring proof of a major failure.

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ASIC sues NAB over $100M in fees for no service
Financial Services 2018-09-06 7:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has taken two NAB wealth management units to court for allegedly charging superannuation members around $100 million in fees for services they never received.

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Monster Energy loses challenges to trade mark registrations
Intellectual Property 2018-09-06 6:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Energy drink giant Monster Energy Company has  come up short in two oppositions to trade mark registrations which it claimed would infringe its marks.

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Codeine patents involve natural parts that can’t be patented, court told
Intellectual Property 2018-09-06 3:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

TPI Enterprises has gone on the offensive in a patent lawsuit initiated by rival poppy processor Tasmanian Alkaloids, saying the patents at the centre of the suit describe natural parts that can’t be patented.

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