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Nine can rely on reputation evidence in Euro Pacific CEO’s case
Nine has partially won its bid to include evidence about the reputation of Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff in an attempt to minimise the damages it will owe after abandoning its substantive defences in defamation proceedings by the bank boss.
Sanofi defeats government’s $325M appeal over generic Plavix ban
Drug maker Sanofi-Aventis is not liable for the federal government’s losses for excess subsidies paid for the blood-thinner Plavix after an allegedly unjustified court injunction prevented the release of a generic version of the blockbuster drug, an appeals court has found.
The Reject Shop flags early attacks on underpayments class action
Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has foreshadowed two challenges to an underpayments class action, claiming store managers were not covered by the general retail award and that their allegations have to be run individually. 
Parking detection patents infringed by SARB’s Pinforce sensors, judge finds
Tech company Vehicle Management Systems has won a long-running patent infringement dispute with rival SARB over a sensor-based system the City of Melbourne uses for timing parked vehicles. 
Santos equated carbon offsets with emissions cuts, court told in landmark greenwashing case
A landmark case brought by a shareholder advocacy group accusing Santos of greenwashing will seek to argue the energy company misled the market by presenting its carbon offset programs as plans to reduce emissions.
Average payout to TFS pelvic mesh class action members kept out of notice
A class action on behalf of women injured by alleged defective pelvic mesh will not advise group members the estimated average return from the proceeds of a settlement against defunct device manufacturer TFS’ insurer because it would be "cruel".
Developer says Full Court ‘plainly wrong’ in tossing ACCC’s case against NSW Ports
A New South Wales developer will mount a challenge to a Full Court decision that tossed the ACCC’s competition case against NSW Ports over an agreement to privatise two ports, arguing the majority ruling was “plainly wrong”.
Law firm can rep defendant in defamation case despite consult with plaintiff
A judge has found that a Western Australian law firm can act for a doctor who has been sued for defamation despite having learned about the case from the plaintiff during a preliminary consultation. 
ACCC’s rejection of $1.8B Telstra, TPG deal stands on appeal
Telstra and TPG have lost their challenge to the ACCC’s decision refusing authorisation for a $1.8 billion regional network sharing agreement, with the Australian Competition Tribunal finding the deal would increase Telstra's dominance in the mobile phone market. 
$29M settlement in Westpac class action gets green light
A judge has approved a $29 million settlement in a class action against Westpac over 'junk' consumer credit insurance, a deal that earns the bank's customers at least $19.6 million.