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Globex to face claims over Great Barrier Reef oil spill
Environment 2018-10-02 11:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has convinced a Federal Court judge that 90 tonnes of oil spilled near the Great Barrier Reef in 2015 came from a vessel operated by international shipping company Globex.

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Judge fines The Australian $155,000 for contempt over Setka article
Media 2018-10-02 9:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian has been hit with a $155,000 fine for publishing an article referring to the criminal convictions of CFMMEU official John Setka despite repeated warnings by prosecutors about prejudicing their blackmail case against the union boss.

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‘I just don’t get it’: judge questions Sandoz cross claim in Lexapro patent case
Intellectual Property 2018-10-02 9:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has expressed her disbelief at a cross claim by generic drug maker Sandoz against Danish multinational H Lundbeck, as the court begins to weigh arguments over damages owed to Lundbeck in the long-running patent case over its blockbuster anti-depressant Lexapro.

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ACCC to probe foreign exchange fees
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-02 5:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has opened an inquiry into the inordinately high exchange fees consumers face when sending money outside Australia.

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Take-Two wins injunction against another Grand Theft Auto gamer
Intellectual Property 2018-10-02 3:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Take-Two interactive has won an injunction blocking a Grand Theft Auto gamer from distributing software that allows users to access restricted features of the popular game, a month after reaching a settlement with a gamer in a separate copyright case.

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Blue Sky reveals $4.1M in incorrectly charged fees
Securities 2018-10-02 12:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Investment manager Blue Sky, which is currently facing three shareholder class action investigations, has admitted to incorrectly charging $4.1 million in fees to certain funds over a ten-year period.

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Telstra customers get $9.3M back for misleading billing practices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-28 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra customers that were billed for mobile phone apps they unwittingly bought have been refunded $9.3 million, several months after the company was hit with a $10 million penalty for the misleading conduct.

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AMP may have misled ASIC about Clayton Utz report, Hayne says
Financial Services 2018-09-28 11:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP may have misled the corporate watchdog about the independence of a report by Clayton Utz into its fees for no service policy, Royal Commissioner Kenneth Hayne has found.

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Merck Sharp & Dohme, Wyeth gear up for trial over vaccine patents
Intellectual Property 2018-09-28 10:43 pm By Miklos Bolza

Preparations for a December trial between Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation and Wyeth over four patents for the pneumococcal disease vaccine are underway, and a panel of experts will feature prominently in the high-stakes hearing over the world’s best-selling vaccine.

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Sirtex must alert class if cash dips below $80M, judge rules
Healthcare 2018-09-28 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shareholders in a class action against Sirtex have secured an order forcing the life sciences company to notify them of any plan that would see its $128 million in liquid assets drop below $80 million.

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