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Snapchat looks to Aussie app developer in defence of US patent suit
Australian app developer Civi Corp must hand over documents that could help Snapchat in its defence against a US lawsuit alleging it infringed on patents for digital photograph technology, a court has ordered.
Lawyers for combustible cladding class action can search Fairview’s offices after discovery failure
Cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural must allow the group members in a class action over allegedly combustible cladding products to search the company’s offices and access electronically stored information to carry out discovery, a judge has ruled.
Witness who won’t undergo quarantine can testify by video link in ex-Quintis boss’ trial
A judge has allowed a key US-based witness in ASIC's case against former Quintis director Frank Wilson who will not submit to 14 days in hotel quarantine to give evidence by video link.
Allianz says joint class action would eliminate competition in contingency fee rates
Consolidation of two consumer class actions against Allianz would do away with competition in a contest to lead a single case that would force a drop in the contingency fee rates of the rival law firms, the insurance giant has told a court.
NT government settles detention centre class action, wants payout kept secret
The Northern Territory government has reached a settlement in a class action brought on behalf of NT youth detainees seeking compensation for alleged race discrimination and human rights abuses.
GetSwift to resolve shareholder class action in ‘creative’ settlement
GetSwift has reached an agreement to settle a shareholder class action accusing the logistics company of misleading statements over contracts, avoiding a trial that was set to begin in two months.
Forum Group director stuck overseas after testing positive for COVID-19, court hears
The director of the Forum Group companies accused of a $360 million fraud involving at least three major banks can't return to Australia from Greece because he has COVID-19, his lawyer has told the Federal Court.
Minetek wants lawyers to hand over USB devices as its mulls lawsuit against ex-employee
Global mine technology company Minetek is considering a lawsuit against a former employee who may have unlawfully used confidential company information, a court has heard.
IP Australia accuses judge of ‘impermissible gloss’ on patent term extension law
IP Australia has appealed a ruling granting drug company Ono Pharmaceutical a patent extension for a cancer immunotherapy drug, calling it an "impermissible gloss" on the Patents Act that is at odds with the law's purpose.
AGs should get chance to intervene in Judge Vasta lawsuit ASAP, judge says
A Federal Court judge has said he will be "quite unimpressed" with 11th hour bids to notify state Attorneys-General of constitutional disputes in a wrongful imprisonment lawsuit against Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta, ordering the parties to act swiftly to let the states intervene in the case.