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PageUp may face class action over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-06-08 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

HR software company PageUp may be the first company to face a data breach class action in Australia following a new mandatory data breach notification scheme that should make it easier for law firms to recruit class members.

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Ex-Macquarie Bank advisers sue for $2.6M in wages
Financial Services 2018-06-08 9:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fifteen former long-time financial advisers of Macquarie Bank have sued the bank, alleging they’re owed $2.6 million in wages after the bank paid them solely in commissions when they were entitled to a regular wage.

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LiveTiles CEO’s company must pay brother’s legal bill
Securities 2018-06-08 4:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered legal tech entrepreneur Karl Redenbach’s company to foot the legal bill of his brother and nSynergy co-founder, Keith Redenbach, after a court gave the green light to a derivative suit alleging Karl diverted tens of millions of dollars in nSynergy’s assets, including software company LiveTiles.

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Battle over manuka honey IP rights continues
Intellectual Property 2018-06-07 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Manuka Honey Association has introduced a new standard for verifying authentic, Australian manuka honey, as the group continues its battle with New Zealand over intellectual property rights to the expensive superfood.

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NAB adviser who impersonated clients banned by ASIC
Financial Services 2018-06-07 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ASIC has permanently banned a former NAB adviser from providing financial services after an investigation found he impersonated clients in order to get access to client funds that he transferred into sham bank accounts.

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Elite legal teams to defend ANZ criminal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-07 5:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

As the ACCC’s criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank gets underway, the regulator will face off against a formidable team of lawyers with extensive experience in defending competition matters.

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Patron loses opposition to Pirate Bay Rum trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-06-06 9:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IP Australia has denied liquor producer Patron Spirits’ opposition to rival Fernbrew’s trade mark for Pirate Bay Rum, saying the mark was not likely to be confused with Patron’s Pyrat brand of rum.

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Teen injured on Carnival cruise wins $450,000 judgment
Entertainment 2018-06-06 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A woman injured aboard a Carnival cruise ship when she was 14 years old has won a $450,000 judgment from the cruise line.

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Judge adds Google LLC to injunction in Unlockd case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-05 5:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a competition case against Google by mobile advertising startup Unlockd has extended a temporary injunction to the search engine giant’s US arm.

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Hilton successfully defends ‘Waldorf’ trade marks
Intellectual Property 2018-06-05 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hilton Worldwide — which owns New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel — has won a bid to block an Australian serviced apartments provider from registering trade marks for the phrase “Waldorf Apartments”.

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