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Calling the complex intellectual property dispute a "total war" between the tech giants, a judge has dismissed a proposed amended defence by Hytera Communications to Motorola's allegations of copyright infringement, finding that the "wholly new case" would derail an upcoming trial in May and push it back by at least a year.
A former Norton Rose Fulbright partner who accused a Federal Court judge of bias has failed in his bid to have the judge recuse himself on the first day of trial in the long running termination dispute, which was heard in Melbourne this week.
A judge has found that a series of flyers, media statements and protests from the Transport Workers' Union raising concerns about truck driver safety were likely to mislead, but dismissed the German grocery store's lawsuit after finding the statements were not made in trade or commerce.
Agricultural fund management firm Rural Funds Management is seeking over $625,000 in damages from US short seller Bonitas Research, which was found by the NSW Supreme Court to have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in a report describing RFM's equity as "ultimately worthless" that sent the firm's share price plummeting.
A maritime development company has failed in its bid to resume its competition lawsuit against NSW Ports, with the Federal Court ordering that the proceedings remained stayed until a similar case brought by the competition regulator is heard.
The builder behind the ill-fated Opal Tower has lost its opposition in the NSW Supreme Court to a $3.9 million guarantee requested by the property's developer, after a judge found it had not proved compliance with its contractual obligations.
Litigation funder Augusta Ventures has had its appeal of a groundbreaking ruling that put it on the hook for security for costs in a Fair Work class action pushed back by three months after a delayed case management hearing, with a Federal Court judge telling the parties they were to blame.
The City of Melbourne has rejected a claim for damages for allegedly infringing a patented parking detection system created by tech firm Vehicle Monitoring Systems, saying it was not aware of the existence of two patents underlying the invention.
The maker of Vagisil feminine hygiene products has appealed a ruling that denied its bid to stop a European competitor from registering Vagisan as a trade mark in Australia.
A Sydney-based childcare centre that sent an allegedly defamatory email to 35 people has won its appeal of a $238,000 damages award, with an appeals court calling the figure "manifestly excessive" and questioning the "fundamental approach to damages" in defamation cases in NSW.