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Judge grounds Moccona’s infringement claims over Vittoria’s coffee jar design
Intellectual Property 2024-11-07 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Vittoria has defeated claims in an intellectual property battle that it infringed on rival Koninklijke Douwe Egbert’s trade mark for the design of its Moccona instant coffee jar.

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Government to ban social media for kids under 16
Social Media 2024-11-07 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Albanese government has taken aim at social media companies, proposing a world-first ban on access to their platforms for children under 16.

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Partner numbers at consulting firms should be capped in wake of PwC scandal: report
Policy and Regulation 2024-11-07 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Professional services firms should be limited to 400 partners to improve accountability and transparency, a final parliamentary report into the PwC tax scandal has proposed.

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‘Study help’ platform Chegg faces first-ever case over academic cheating
Policy and Regulation 2024-11-07 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first case of its kind, a government agency has filed proceedings against education technology company Chegg, alleging it has breached laws designed to prohibit academic cheating.

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Chemist Warehouse, Sigma win ACCC approval for $8.8B merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-07 4:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The competition regulator has given its blessing to the $8.8 billion merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare, subject to a promise that franchisees will be free to terminate their contracts.

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Blackstone’s bid to acquire I’rom raises competition concerns over clinical trials
Healthcare 2024-11-07 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has red flags about the acquisition of Japanese healthcare business I’rom Group by private equity behemoth Blackstone.

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Filecoin, founder can’t shake developer’s case over cryptocurrency pay
Cryptocurrency 2024-11-07 5:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Crypto company Filecoin Foundation can’t dodge a suit by a developer who says she was fired after complaining that a portion of her wages was paid in Filecoin tokens.

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Class actions against Ford, Toyota score major win in High Court
Class Actions 2024-11-06 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has upheld appeals in class actions against Ford and Toyota over the calculation of damages for reduction in value of defective vehicles.

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Dixon Advisory director reasonably relied on Minters advice, court finds
Financial Services 2024-11-06 4:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed the corporate regulator’s case alleging former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan breached his director’s duties.

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Fearful of trolling, counsel tapped for Lehrmann wants to stay unnamed
Appeals 2024-11-06 1:47 pm By Sam Matthews

The senior barrister expected to represent Bruce Lehrmann in his appeal of a judgment finding he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins wishes to remain unnamed for now, amid fears of trolling.

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