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High Court to weigh in on patentability of computer-implemented inventions
High Court 2022-03-10 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has decided to weigh in on whether computer-implemented inventions are eligible for patent protection, granting special leave to Aristocrat Technologies to challenge a judgment that shot down four patents for its popular Lightning Link electronic poker machine.

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Law firm wants bigger slice of $112M Robodebt settlement to cover costs
Class Actions 2022-03-10 10:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm administering the $112 million Robodebt class action settlement has asked a court to sign off on a $2.2 million bill to cover the full projected costs of distributing the funds, a figure three times the estimate calculated by a costs referee.

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ASIC drops most claims against Rio Tinto over $5.8B acquisition
Securities 2022-02-28 1:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped all but one claim against Rio Tinto in a four-year-long case over disclosures related to its troubled $5.8 billion acquisition of a Mozambique coal mining business and abandoned all claims against the mining giant’s former CEO and CFO.

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Government rejects duty of care owed in latest climate change class action
Climate change 2022-02-28 4:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Morrison government has rejected class action claims that it owes a duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to protect them against the negative effects of climate change, claiming the alleged duty cannot apply to high level government policy.

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High Court won’t save Lex Greensill from tax on $58M in capital gains
Tax 2022-02-24 2:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has shot down Greensill founder Lex Greensill’s bid for special leave to challenge a finding that he owes tax on $58 million in capital gains, including income from the sale of shares in the collapsed UK-based supply chain finance company.

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ACCC faces tough questions in appeal of NSW Ports competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-17 2:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court grilled counsel for the ACCC on the first day of a hearing challenging the dismissal of its case over a NSW government deal to privatise two ports, calling on the lawyer to spell out how the state was alleged to be in competition with the consortium that took over the ports.

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SAS soldiers panned ‘bulls–t’ commendation awarded to Ben Roberts-Smith, court told
Defamation 2022-02-08 3:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat

It was common knowledge that SAS soldiers sought the retraction of a “bulls–t” commendation awarded to war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith for acts of bravery in Afghanistan in 2012, a trial in a defamation case against Fairfax has heard.

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‘Shoot him or I will’: Mounting allegations of civilian murder at Ben Roberts-Smith trial
Defamation 2022-02-04 2:39 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Eight rounds of ammunition were unloaded into the chest, neck and face of an Afghan man after decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told a subordinate to, “Shoot him or I will”, a court has heard.

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Ben Roberts-Smith ordered shooting of Afghan man, court told as trial resumes
Trials 2022-02-02 2:47 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan war veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, ordered the shooting of an Afghani man during an Easter Sunday patrol, a court has heard.

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Ben Roberts-Smith hearing plans still in flux, 12 days out from trial
Defamation 2022-01-21 2:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Trial plans in accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case against Nine have hit another roadblock because of COVID-19 restrictions, less than two weeks before the hearing is set to resume, with the media giant now suggesting a move to Western Australia.

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