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eSafety Commissioner to drop court case against X over stabbing footage
X Corp 2024-06-05 1:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court action seeking to force X to put a worldwide block on graphic footage of the April stabbing of a religious leader at Wakeley, following a judge’s decision not to maintain an injunction against the social media platform.

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Pfizer calls out ‘impermissible fishing expedition’ in fight over Enbrel biosimilar
Intellectual Property 2024-06-05 10:17 pm By Andy Sidler

Drug giant Pfizer has blasted Samsung Bioepis’ “fishing expedition” in its suit alleging infringement of the patent for its blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, telling the court the Korean biotech should not be allowed to dig for new grounds of invalidity.  

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Pacific Werribee shopping centre owners mull $335M suit against Probuild
Construction 2024-06-05 2:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The co-owners of Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have largely won their bid for insurance documents as they weigh a second case against collapsed construction company, allegedly worth up to $335 million. 

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Crypto provider spared penalty in ASIC case because it took advice from leading law firm
Cryptocurrency 2024-06-04 3:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has excused cryptocurrency product provider Block Earner from paying a penalty in a case brought by ASIC, despite finding it provided a financial product without a licence, because it obtained legal advice and genuinely believed it was not breaching the law.

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Judge penalises National Gallery contractor $1.5M in ACCC bid-rigging case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-06-04 11:22 pm By Andy Sidler

Industrial technology company Delta Building Automation has been hit with a $1.5 million penalty after it was found liable for attempting to rig a bid for construction work on the National Gallery of Australia, a penalty five times the sum it asked the court to impose.

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In first, cafe franchisor 85 Degrees hit with $1.44M penalty for franchisee’s underpayments
Employment 2024-06-04 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Sydney coffee shop chain 85 Degrees to pay a $1.44 million penalty for underpayments by its franchisees, saying it cannot be seen as acceptable for franchisors to “turn a blind eye” to contraventions by franchisees. 

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Mt Arthur Coal, Chandler Macleod to face suit over 150 instances of alleged bullying
Employment 2024-06-04 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed a coal mine truck driver to bring claims as much as five years out of time against Mt Arthur Coal and Chandler Macleod over alleged bullying by a colleague, finding the delay in bringing the case was justified by a period of disability which left the worker “severely impaired in her capacity to pursue any litigation”.

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Medibank can’t ‘have it both ways’ with Deloitte report, class action says
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-06-03 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action has argued Medibank cannot claim legal professional privilege over three Deloitte reports after disclosing them to reassure the market and customers after a massive 2022 data breach.

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Judge OKs $100M Colonial class action settlement, questions ‘strange’ funding agreement
Superannuation 2024-06-03 11:11 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a consumer class action against wealth manager Colonial First State Investments has given the green light to a $100 million settlement, but questioned a $23.1 million cut to funder Augusta under a “strange” funding agreement.

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Neurim’s claim for additional damages survives in Circadin patent case
Intellectual Property 2024-06-03 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has upheld Neurim Pharmaceutical’s claim for additional damages against two generic drug companies found to have infringed its patent for insomnia drug Circadin, despite the company’s failure to comply with an earlier ruling.

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