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Intellectual property barrister David Larish on building a practice ‘from nothing’
Litigation Rising Stars 2021-06-22 9:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

For intellectual property barrister David Larish, one of the most pivotal moments in his career had nothing to do with working on a case.

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Judge orders tweak to CBA insurance rort class action
Class Actions 2021-06-22 5:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicants in a class action against two CBA units over allegedly excessive insurance premiums have been ordered to amend their pleadings to expand the group definition and add more detail to their claims.

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Mineralogy, ASIC spar in ‘collateral attack’ on Clive Palmer criminal case
ASIC 2021-06-22 4:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mineralogy is seeking declarations that its 2014 financial statements were true and fair in a court case ASIC has called a “collateral attack” on criminal proceedings brought against Clive Palmer over $12 million spent on his political aspirations.

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Vic hospital operator points finger at junior doctors in underpayments class action
Employment 2021-06-22 4:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has hit back at an underpayments class action brought by junior doctors, saying it was up to them to seek authorisation and payment for any overtime hours worked.

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Judge slams ABC for ‘inadvisible’ redactions in court battle over The Checkout
Media 2021-06-22 2:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for ā€œill advisedā€ redactions in documents produced in a dispute between the producers of the consumer affairs television series The Checkout.

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Clive Palmer agrees to pay indemnity costs in Twisted Sister copyright dispute
Intellectual Property 2021-06-22 1:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Billionaire Clive Palmer has agreed to pay part of Universal Music’s costs on an indemnity basis, after a judge found he infringed substantial parts of the copyright for Twister Sister’s rock anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages.

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Ben Roberts-Smith admits to owning glass replica of prosthetic leg
Defamation 2021-06-21 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith has admitted that he owns a glass replica of the prosthetic leg belonging to a man he killed in Afghanistan, as trial in his defamation case entered its third week.

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Full Court upholds Sequenom’s win in patent battle over prenatal genetic tests
Intellectual Property 2021-06-21 6:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has upheld US biotech company Sequenom’sĀ  patent for a noninvasive prenatal genetic test, rejecting rival Ariosa Diagnostic’s argument that the patent merely described a way to extract incorporeal genetic information.

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HWL Ebsworth’s Juan Martinez wants all partners named in lawsuit, not just him
Business of Law 2021-06-21 3:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The managing partner of HWL Ebsworth, who has been targeted in a lawsuit by a former equity partner over the law firm’s aborted IPO, is resisting efforts to be named as representative defendant in the case.

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Noni B owner must hand over docs sought by ACMA in Spam Act investigation
Justice Anna Katzmann 2021-06-21 1:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered Noni B owner Mosaic Brands to comply with a request for documents issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to potential violations of the Spam Act.

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