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Full Court upholds validity of Pfizer’s Dynastat patent
Intellectual Property 2022-09-30 4:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has thrown out competing appeals of a decision finding Pfizer’s patent for its post-operative injectable painkiller Dynastat is valid and that Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals infringed the patent by selling generic versions of the drug in Australia.

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Ex-Blue Star Helium CEO appeals banning order to High Court
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-26 3:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of Blue Star Helium has asked the High Court to throw out a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban imposed on him after the company failed to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.

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Oil company ‘holding a gun to courtā€™s headā€™ to delay $328M East Timor dispute, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-15 2:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lighthouse Corporation was holding “a gun to the headā€ of the court in seeking to adjourn a $480,000 bid for security in a dispute with East Timor over $328 million in alleged losses from a failed fuel supply agreement, a judge has said.

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CoreStaff’s class action settlement wins OK despite costs, commission burning through 60%
Employment 2022-08-26 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has approved a $6.4 million settlement in a class action on behalf of Papua New Guinea workers against labour hire firm CoreStaff, despite the agreement allotting less than half the proceeds to group members.

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Judge slams Domino’s for obstructionism in underpayments class action
Class Actions 2022-08-25 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has blasted Domino’s for its obstructionism in an underpayments class action and promised to order the pizza franchise giant to hand over information on its stores to facilitate settlement.

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ANZ denies wrongly hitting customers with cash advance fees
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-15 3:19 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has hit back at ASIC proceedings alleging it saddled hundreds of thousands of customers with cash advance fees after providing them with incorrect account balances, saying its customers were “expressly on noticeā€ the fees would be charged.

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Full Court shoots down appeal by former Blue Star Helium CEO
Appeals 2022-08-08 6:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Federal Court has dismissed former Blue Star Helium CEO James Cruickshank’s challenge to a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban for failing to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.

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Honda admits ‘accidentally but repeatedly’ misleading customers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-26 12:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Honda has admitted to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s claims that it mislead the customers of two former authorised dealerships, but is seeking to avoid pecuniary penalties for the ā€œaccidentalā€ misconduct.

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DLA Piper brought on to lead case over alleged theft of mining invention
Intellectual Property 2022-07-05 6:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Western Australian energy company UON has won a bid to file amended claims in two Federal Court proceedings over a mining invention it says was stolen by a rival, after DLA Piper took over the cases from local firm Bennett + Co.

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Confidentiality no ‘excuse’ for Apple refusing to hand over docs in patent dispute, court told
Intellectual Property 2022-06-24 5:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An Australian non-practicing entity alleging Apple’s Touch ID and Face ID technology infringes its patents has accused the Silicon Valley company of refusing to comply with court orders to hand over documents.

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