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Baker McKenzie, others win $3.5M security in Armour takeover case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-01-20 11:41 pm By Andy Sidler

A shareholder and creditor of failed energy company Armour Group will have to front $3.5 million in security in its case against law firm Baker McKenzie and others ahead of an upcoming trial.

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Novartis appeals IP win for Pharmacor over blood pressure drug
Appeals 2025-01-20 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis is challenging the loss of its case against Sydney-based generics company Pharmacor over a patent for heart medication Entresto.

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Hytera launches High Court challenge in IP dispute with Motorola
Intellectual Property 2025-01-17 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Radio manufacturer Hytera wants the High Court to hear its appeal of a finding that it misappropriated Motorola’s source code in a case of “substantial industrial theftā€.

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Judge rejects ‘hopeless’ appeal over Latitude Financial data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-01-17 10:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A self-represented customer of Latitude Financial has lost his bid to challenge a decision throwing out his data breach lawsuit against the non-bank lender after he defaulted on court orders.

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Sacked ANZ trader largely loses bid to amend case after 11 iterations
Employment 2025-01-17 11:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former ANZ trader who was allegedly axed after complaining about manipulation of the bank bill swap rate has largely lost his application to amend his case.

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Sister of concrete king can access company’s books, court rules
Construction 2025-01-21 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

The heir to a Queensland concrete empire has been granted access to Neilsen Group’s books following a dispute with her brother over the company’s operations that resulted in her appointment as a director.

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‘What’s done is done’: Judge defers penalty hearing in Harvey Norman case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-01-17 3:04 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has deferred the question of what penalties Harvey Norman and Latitude Finance should face in a case by ASIC until their appeals are heard, noting the ā€œregrettableā€ fragmentation of the case.Ā 

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Evolution Mining stung with shareholder class action over gold mine forecasts
Class Actions 2025-01-16 11:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Gold mining company Evolution Mining is facing a shareholder class action for its alleged failure to disclose issues with the performance of its Canadian gold mine.

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Court rejects plan for ecologically sustainable Port Stephens development
Environment 2025-01-21 3:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected green developer Kingshillā€™s development application for an ā€œecologically sustainableā€ 1,900 residential lot concept in Port Stephens, upholding findings that it could have significant impacts on local wildlife.

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Gunns creditor returns to High Court in protracted spat with liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-01-15 10:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A creditor of defunct forestry giant Gunns Plantations has filed a High Court challenge after it didn’t pay the company a $1.2 million judgment that confirmed the peak indebtedness rule does not apply in insolvency law.

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