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AG John Quigley to return to witness box in Clive Palmer defamation trial
Defamation 2022-03-28 10:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hoping to correct “mistakes” in his testimony in the trial of Clive Palmer’s defamation case, Western Australia Attorney-General John Quigley will get the chance to amend his evidence as a witness for state premier Mark McGowan next month.

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Novartis challenges loss of experts in spat with Pharmacor over generic Gilenya
Intellectual Property 2022-03-28 3:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Novartis wants to appeal a ruling in its dispute with generic drug maker Pharmacor over patents for its multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya that tossed three of its four experts out of an upcoming so-called hot tub.

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‘No launch, no loss’: Judge questions damages claim in Uniden design patent feud
Intellectual Property 2022-03-28 12:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned GME’s pursuit of additional damages in its intellectual property lawsuit against Japan’s Uniden that alleges the upcoming launch by the wireless communication giant of two new CB radio products amounts to infringement of its design patent. 

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JD Group wins stay of damages for couple ‘misled’ over $10M luxury digs
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-03-28 5:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Damages owed to a millionaire couple by JD Group over a “deliberately misleading” rendering of a $9.58 million apartment in South Yarra, Melbourne will be put on ice pending the outcome of the property developer’s appeal.

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Griffin Coal charged with breaches of financial reporting, company officer obligations
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-03-28 5:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Embattled mining company Griffin Coal is facing criminal prosecution following a referral from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over alleged failures to meet financial reporting and officeholder requirements.

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PwC can’t claim privilege over all advice to JBS, judge finds
Tax 2022-03-25 10:57 am By Miklos Bolza

A judge has rejected the Australian Taxation Office’s claim that legal professional privilege does not apply to any communications between PricewaterhouseCoopers and its client, meat processor JBS, but has found that many of the reviewed documents do not satisfy the test of privilege.

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Peters served with $12M penalty for exclusive dealing
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-03-25 1:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Peters Ice Cream has been hit with a $12 million penalty after admitting to entering an anti-competitive exclusive agreement for distribution of its single serve ice creams to service stations and convenience stores across Australia.

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High Court to weigh in on peak indebtedness rule in win for Gunns liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-03-25 5:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court will clarify the so-called peak indebtedness rule used by liquidators recouping payments to unsecured creditors, granting a special leave application brought by the liquidators of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Group.

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ATO hits back at Pepsico lawsuit over Schweppes bottling payments
Tax 2022-03-25 9:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

A notice issued to Pepsico demanding royalty withholding tax over bottling payments made by Schweppes correctly notified the soft drink giant of its tax liability, the Australian Taxation Office has said.

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High Court won’t hear Clive Palmer’s appeal over $102M Queensland Nickel loan
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-03-25 1:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has declined a special leave application by Clive Palmer-owned mining firms challenging a judgment which ordered the billionaire to repay a $102 million loan taken out from Queensland Nickel prior to its collapse in 2016.

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