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ASIC goes after ex-Quintis boss over lost Nestle contract
Securities 2018-06-14 2:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has launched civil proceedings against the former managing director of sandalwood oil producer Quintis, after the company kept its board in the dark about the termination of a supply contract with Nestle unit Galderma.

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Rebel Wilson’s $4.75M defamation payout slashed
Defamation 2018-06-14 12:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A record $4.75 million defamation payout to Australian actor Rebel Wilson was cut to $600,000 on Thursday by the Victorian Court of Appeal after a challenge by magazine publisher Bauer Media.

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Judge scolds lawyers for ‘epistolary grenades’ in $8M fraud case
White Collar 2018-06-13 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has chided lawyers for lobbing “epistolary grenades” in the form of “ill-advised” emails in a civil case connected to an $8 million fraud by a former solicitor with law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell.

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High Court says Milorad Trkulja can sue Google for defamation
Defamation 2018-06-13 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court of Australia ruled Wednesday that Google can be sued for defamation by a man whose image popped up in an internet search of ‘Melbourne criminal underworld’.

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Aspen settles patent case over generic Lexapro
Intellectual Property 2018-06-13 2:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Generic pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharma has resolved a patent infringement case brought by the maker of the anti-depressant Lexapro, according to a Federal Court order Tuesday.

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Foodora targeted by Fair Work Ombudsman for ‘sham’ contracting
Employment 2018-06-12 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Fair Work Ombudsman launched legal action Tuesday against food delivery company Foodora, accusing it of shortchanging workers under “sham” contracts.

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Unlockd goes into voluntary administration, blames Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-12 9:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Advertising technology company Unlockd has gone into voluntary administration, blaming Google’s threats to remove the startup’s apps from its marketplace for its fall.

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Murray Goulburn boss can’t delay mediation in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-12 3:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a bid by former Murray Goulburn boss Gary Helou to push off mediation in an action brought by the ACCC, ruling that the ex-executive’s trip to China was no reason to delay possible resolution of the case.

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Apple settles ACCC case over iPhone repairs on eve of trial
Exclusive 2018-06-12 12:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Apple has reached an in-principle settlement with the consumer watchdog in an enforcement action over the tech giant’s repair policies, a judge was told Tuesday.

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Judge tells AMP to warn state court of class action venue fight
Class Actions 2018-06-08 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A federal judge on Friday set an August date to hear AMP’s arguments for why competing class actions should be moved to the NSW Supreme Court, but ordered the company to alert the state court to the brewing jurisdictional battle.  

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