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Judge rejects ‘problematic’ pleading in Ford class action
Class Actions 2018-10-31 8:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has rejected a revised pleading in a class action against Ford over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions.

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IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
Intellectual Property 2018-10-29 9:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents.

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Court urged to reject $35M Westpac settlement with ASIC
Financial Services 2018-10-24 8:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, SC, told a Federal Court judge Wednesday to reject a proposed $35 million deal between ASIC and Westpac, saying the bank should pay at least $100 million if it committed the responsible lending breaches alleged by the regulator.

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ACCC to act as intervenor in Nature’s Care case over Australian Made logo
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-23 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has successfully escaped a lawsuit by a Chinese vitamin company Nature’s Care after arguing it had been wrongly “dragged” into the case.

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Bannister Law off Ford class action in wake of funder feud
Class Actions 2018-10-22 3:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bannister Law has withdrawn from a class action it filed against Ford over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions following a dispute between the firm and the litigation funder that’s backing the case.

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Hytera doesn’t get ‘within cooee’ of proving it has state secrets: Motorola
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 9:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.

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Hytera asks to keep China’s state secrets from Motorola in IP war
Intellectual Property 2018-10-04 12:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hytera Communications wants the Federal Court to block Motorola from accessing evidence in their patent war covered by Chinese laws prohibiting disclosure of state secrets or compromising the country’s cybersecurity.

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Vendors can’t probe claims against auction house Mossgreen
Restructuring & Insolvency 2018-09-24 2:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has shot down an eleventh hour bid by unpaid vendors of collapsed auction house Mossgreen for discovery to see if they have a claim against the company, including a possible class action claim.

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ACCC says court should toss Nature’s Care case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-14 11:59 pm By Miklos Bolza

The consumer regulator asked a court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by Chinese vitamin giant Nature’s Care Manufacture over Australian-made product labels, saying it had been wrongly “dragged into a controversy”.

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Judge still not ready to sign off on Westpac’s $35M deal with ASIC
Financial Services 2018-09-14 11:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge will appoint an independent barrister to examine Westpac’s recent $35 million settlement with the corporate regulator, saying it wasn’t clear if the bank had breached responsible lending laws as alleged.

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