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Apple says Epic Games case should be stayed in light of ‘imminent’ US judgment
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-08-20 3:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Apple has told a judge a high-stakes competition lawsuit by Fornite game maker Epic Games should be temporarily stayed in light of a special leave application lodged with the High Court and an ‘imminent’ judgment from a US court.

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ANZ flags fight over use of ASIC communications in sacked trader’s case
Employment 2021-08-19 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ may fight to block a sacked trader from relying on his communications with ASIC in a case alleging he was fired after complaining about rate-rigging at the bank, saying it may be unlawful to use the documents, a court has heard.

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Worley budget adjustments were ‘drop in the ocean’, Full Court hears in class action appeal
Class Actions 2021-08-17 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Worley’s increases to a budget behind an allegedly misleading 2014 earning guidance, amounting to $1.14 million, were a “drop in the ocean”, the Full Court has heard as shareholders seek to revive a failed class action against the engineering company.

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Shareholders looking to revive class action say Worley pursued ‘growth stock’ ambitions over accuracy
Appeals 2021-08-16 9:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Worley crafted the budget behind an allegedly misleading 2014 earnings guidance so that its shares could be rated as a “growth stock”, the Full Court has heard as shareholders seek to revive a failed class action against the engineering company.

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Aristocrat judge got it right in patent analysis for computer-implemented inventions, Full Court told
Intellectual Property 2021-08-11 9:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The right approach to determining patentability of a computer-implemented invention is to first assess whether it is more than a mere scheme or business method, the Full Federal Court has been told in an appeal of a ruling backing IP Australia’s revocation of two patents by plumbing company Repipe.

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Google to try its hand at staying Epic Games competition suit after Apple fails
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-07-23 1:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Google is pressing forward with an application to stay Fortnite game maker Epic Games’ competition lawsuit over its Google Play store terms, despite the Full Court rejecting a similar move by Apple.

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Minetek can’t inspect USB devices for potential lawsuit against ex-employee, court rules
Intellectual Property 2021-07-22 10:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Global mine technology company Minetek has lost its bid to access USB devices held by equipment manufacturer Howden’s solicitors for use in a potential lawsuit against a former employee who it says may have unlawfully used confidential company information.

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Minetek wants lawyers to hand over USB devices as its mulls lawsuit against ex-employee
Emma Bathurst 2021-07-15 6:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Global mine technology company Minetek is considering a lawsuit against a former employee who may have unlawfully used confidential company information, a court has heard.

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Judge admonished for ‘complete lack of intellectual engagement’ in migration case
Appeals 2021-07-15 2:18 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A Federal Court judge has admonished Federal Circuit Court Judge Sandy Street for “a complete lack of intellectual engagement” in considering whether an Indian migrant engaged in a sham marriage in order to stay in Australia.

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Apple will take fight with Epic Games to the High Court
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-07-09 9:53 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Apple plans to appeal the Full Federal Court’s decision that Epic Games’ misuse of market power lawsuit over it App Store terms should be heard in Australia because the case raises issues of “fundamental public interest”.

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