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Fonterra victory over vegan dairy patent challenged in court
Intellectual Property 2022-09-15 12:49 am By Cindy Cameronne

Animal-free dairy and protein company Perfect Day is trying again to patent a composition that it says makes superior vegan cheese and butter, after New Zealand dairy company Fonterra succeeded in opposing its bid to patent the invention.

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‘Don’t be so sensitive’: ISG partner says she was bullied, harassed by male colleagues
Employment 2022-09-14 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The only female partner at global technology research firm Information Services Group has sued her employer for alleged sex discrimination and harassment, saying the company is a “hostile environment” for senior women employees.

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Roof tiling companies, directors cop $420,000 penalty in ACCC cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-14 2:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered two Sydney roof tiling businesses and their directors to pay a total of $420,000 in penalties after making admissions in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging they rigged bids for construction at the University of Sydney.

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Nine settles defamation case by former MP Andrew Laming
Defamation 2022-09-14 10:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

Nine Network has apologised to former member for Bowman, Andrew Laming, over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph, having struck a confidential settlement after the broadcaster dropped all defences to the politician’s defamation case.

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Star engaged in ‘inherently deceptive’ practices, unsuitable to hold casino licence: report
Gaming 2022-09-13 4:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW gaming regulator has found Star Entertainment is unfit to hold a casino licence and has threatened disciplinary action after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and “inherently deceptive” misconduct.

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Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
Class Actions 2022-09-13 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.

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Fresenius Kabi, Samsung Bioepis lock horns again over Humira biosimilar
Intellectual Property 2022-09-13 10:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

German biotech Fresenius Kabi has struck back at Samsung Bioepis’s latest attack on the validity of its patents for a liquid formulation of top selling immunosuppressant drug Humira, accusing the Korean company of causing its sales to flag by infringing the patent.

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Class action asks High Court to hear appeal over Ruby Princess’s foreign passengers
COVID-19 2022-09-12 11:17 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess will ask the High Court to hear a challenge to a decision that found a class action waiver for foreign passengers was not unfair.

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Ex-special forces commando sues ABC for defamation over war crimes coverage
Defamation 2022-09-12 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former special forces commander has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over two stories which he claims implied that he “callously killed” a prisoner and committed war crimes while in Afghanistan in 2012.

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Appeals court sides with nephew in Binetter family feud over $1M loan
Appeals 2022-09-12 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has tossed an appeal in litigation between members of the embattled Binetter family, founders of Nudie Juice, over a $1 million loan given by Holocaust survivor Ida Wolff to her nephew Ronald Binetter.

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