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Titan paints Pentana as villain to divert from ‘brazen’ copyright theft, trial told
Car dealership software firm Pentana has accused competitor Titan of a "calculated, sustained and brazen" invasion of its rights, and argues cross-claims of misuse of market power are a distraction.
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Timber company loses fight with Valuer-General over $110M forest
Grand Ridge Plantations has lost an appeal seeking to halve the official valuation of its Gippsland timber forest, with a court finding that the trees on the land must be included in its assessed value.
Sun Pharma defeats appeal over Otsuka’s injectable Abilify patent
The Full Federal Court has upheld a decision revoking Otsuka Pharmaceuticals’ patent extension for an injectable version of antipsychotic drug Abilify, finding the patent expired last year.
James Hardie to fight shareholder class action’s ‘new case’
James Hardie is fighting a bid to amend a shareholder class action over the building materials giant's 2023 income forecasts, telling the court it doesn't understand the “new case”.
Nine wants indemnity costs in surgeon Al Muderis’ failed defamation case
Nine wants indemnity costs against celebrity surgeon Munjed Al Muderis, claiming his defamation case over reports critical of his promotion of an experimental procedure, which the court found were substantially true, was an abuse of process.
Law firm drops beauty parade appeal in Google ad tech class action
A law firm that was set to argue that two firms formed an anti-competitive agreement in cooperating to run an ad tech class action against Google has dropped its appeal of its failed bid to run the representative case.
Meta says ACCC has ‘fundamental’ misunderstanding in scam ads case
Facebook owner Meta has argued the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has “misallocated responsibility” in its three-year-old case over scam cryptocurrency ads on the social media platform.
More claims fly in Rebel Wilson’s fight with The Deb’s producers
Rebel Wilson wants a court to shut down a cross-claim launched by a company linked to her film 'The Deb', the latest salvo in the director's battle with the movie's producers.
First Guardian CIO wants to sell Tucker, Gleeson paintings to pay lawyers
The receiver for a Falcon Capital fund under investigation by ASIC wants a role in selling director Simon Selimaj’s valuable artwork, including a $70,000 Albert Tucker painting, which is allegedly needed to cover legal fees. 
Former LK Law founder must pay $41M in suit over secret sale
Adelaide lawyer Jason Karas must pay $41 million to his former business partner and law firm after he was found to have covertly negotiated to sell the firm’s Hong Kong-based entity while in the throes of ending the partnership.