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Judge questions size of Westpac’s $35M settlement with ASIC
Exclusive 2018-09-10 1:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge on Monday held off on approving Westpac’s $35 million settlement with the corporate watchdog over responsible lending law breaches, saying the amount seemed too high.

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Motorola says Hytera misled court, wins discovery request
Intellectual Property 2018-09-06 8:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

Motorola Solutions says Hytera Communications misled the Federal Court about key decision makers involved in the development of radio products which it claims infringe three of its patents.

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Westpac close to settling ASIC’s responsible lending case
Financial Services 2018-09-03 9:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

A trial set to begin Monday morning in ASIC’s landmark case against Westpac alleging the bank breached responsible lending laws was postponed amid settlement talks, which were expected to continue into the evening.

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Judge wants ‘something to happen’ in slow-moving CFMMEU whistleblower case
Employment 2018-08-31 11:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge on Friday bemoaned the slow progress of an unfair dismissal suit brought against the CFMMEU by two whistleblowers, telling lawyers at a hearing Friday he wanted “something to happen” in the case

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Hytera ordered to hand over source code in Motorola IP dispute
Intellectual Property 2018-08-30 9:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Chinese tech company Hytera Communications Corporation has been ordered to hand over source code for all radio devices at the heart of a international patent dispute with Motorola Solutions.

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Lawyers look to expand class action against Ford
Class Actions 2018-08-28 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

Lawyers wants to expand the class action brought against the Ford Motor Company of Australia over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions, seeking court approval to increase the class size and bring new unconscionable conduct claims.

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ACCC hopes laundry cartel case will wash with Full Court
Appeals 2018-08-16 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court will hear arguments next week in an appeal by the ACCC over an alleged laundry detergent cartel, the first so-called hub and spoke case brought by the competition regulator.

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Costs in “Love is in the Air” IP case ballooning, court told
Intellectual Property 2018-07-17 10:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The costs of defending a copyright case over the disco hit “Love is in the Air” are out of control and could exceed any amount recovered, members of US band Glass Candy told a federal court judge, as they faced off against co-defendant Air France in an unsuccessful bid to consolidate the liability and costs phases of the case.

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Ford class action lawyers want ban on car maker talking to drivers
Class Actions 2018-07-06 3:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm leading a consumer class action against Ford wants a court order barring the car giant from communicating with the class about their individual claims and wants to know which, if any, group members it’s already spoken to.

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Ford class action trial date vacated for ‘procedural failures’
Class Actions 2018-06-28 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a massive class action against Ford over its PowerShift transmission has vacated the trial date, blaming the lead applicant’s numerous “procedural failures”.

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