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New laws needed to protect Indigenous cultural IP: report
Intellectual Property 2022-07-19 4:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Productivity Commission has called for new laws that would allow traditional owners to take legal action when their cultural property is used without permission in the $250 million Aboriginal arts and crafts industry.

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Nuix slams class action carriage agreement as ‘anti-competitive’
Class Actions 2022-07-18 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Shine and Phi Finney McDonald’s fallback plan to cooperatively run a class action against Nuix has come under fire, with the technology company urging the court to make the two firms compete against one another for sole carriage.

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‘We can make a really strong case’: ANZ hopeful of ACCC approval for $4.9B Suncorp buy
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-18 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

ANZ is optimistic its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of insurer Suncorp’s banking unit will be cleared by the competition regulator, and is counting on the public benefits of the merger to win approval.

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ClearLoans settles ASIC’s first COVID-19 case against lender
COVID-19 2022-07-18 4:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The sole director of personal lender ClearLoans has agreed to settle the first case the Australian Securities and Investments Commission brought related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kahlbetzer family wins $30,000 lawsuit against sacked investment manager
Financial Services 2022-07-18 11:48 am By Cindy Cameronne

A court has ordered a consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments to pay a $30,000 judgment for allegedly breaching confidentiality obligations in her contract. 

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BMW’s finance arm secures order against Forum Group for red Ferrari
Financial Services 2022-07-18 4:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The finance arm of luxury car maker BMW has been given the greenlight to repossess a red 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista Coupe purchased by alleged fraudster Bill Papas’ defunct Forum Group.

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Sleeping Virgin flight attendant’s dismissal harsh and unfair, FWC says
Employment 2022-07-15 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A long-serving Virgin Australia flight attendant who was found sleeping on the job was unfairly sacked given the length of her employment with the airline, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Seven files ‘urgent’ lawsuit over Commonwealth Games software
Media 2022-07-15 10:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Broadcaster Seven has filed court proceedings against a production firm it partners with to broadcast the Olympic Games for allegedly refusing to hand over software it needs for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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Bayer wants to amend Xarelto patent at centre of Sandoz’s invalidity claim
Intellectual Property 2022-07-15 11:37 am By Christine Caulfield

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which is facing a legal bid by generic drug maker Sandoz to invalidate patents covering blood clot drug Xarelto, is seeking to amend one of the patents in dispute.

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Dentons recruits Holding Redlich construction expert ahead of Olympics
Construction 2022-07-15 12:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Dentons has picked up a partner from Holding Redlich to bolster its construction practice ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.

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