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Judge overlooked crucial evidence in Nurofen case, Full Court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-20 10:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge skipped vital witness testimony when he ruled Reckitt Benckiser misled consumers about the effectiveness of its Nurofen painkiller, the pharmaceutical company told the Full Federal Court Monday.

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Viterra points finger at ex-employees in trial over $420M Joe White sale
Trials 2018-08-20 9:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Viterra is blaming several former employees for representations made about malt quality in the lead-up to the $420 million sale of its Joe White business to Cargill Australia in 2013.

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Pain relief for Difflam maker as Reckitt forced to pull lozenge ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-10 10:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been ordered by the Federal Court to remove all in-store advertising for its Strepfen throat lozenges after a successful interlocutory application by rival iNova Pharmaceuticals.

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Nationwide can bring justification defence in Geoffrey Rush defamation case
Defamation 2018-08-10 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

The publisher of The Daily Telegraph has won its bid to bring a defence of justification against claims by actor Geoffrey Rush that the newspaper defamed him in articles alleging the actor behaved “inappropriately” during a production of King Lear at the Sydney Theatre Company.

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Difflam maker sues Reckitt Benckiser over ads for rival Strepfen lozenges
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-01 10:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian maker of Difflam has taken UK consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser to court over ads for Strepfen that claim the rival lozenges provide ‘longer lasting relief’ from sore throats.

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Kalus Kenny Intelex dodges contempt charges in ASIC case
White Collar 2018-07-19 10:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Boutique law firm Kalus Kenny Intelex has escaped contempt of court charges sought by the corporate watchdog alleging it breached orders freezing the assets of clients allegedly involved in a binary options scam.

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Costs in “Love is in the Air” IP case ballooning, court told
Intellectual Property 2018-07-17 10:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The costs of defending a copyright case over the disco hit “Love is in the Air” are out of control and could exceed any amount recovered, members of US band Glass Candy told a federal court judge, as they faced off against co-defendant Air France in an unsuccessful bid to consolidate the liability and costs phases of the case.

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Sacked HWL Ebsworth lawyer wins bid for extra trial time
Employment 2018-06-22 11:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has agreed to set aside another week for trial in an unfair dismissal case brought by former HWL Ebsworth senior counsel Dr Gary Rumble against his old law firm.

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Judge scolds lawyers for ‘epistolary grenades’ in $8M fraud case
White Collar 2018-06-13 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has chided lawyers for lobbing “epistolary grenades” in the form of “ill-advised” emails in a civil case connected to an $8 million fraud by a former solicitor with law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell.

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Airline settles with brain surgeon over jammed pinky finger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-29 2:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Austrian Airlines has resolved a case brought by a brain surgeon who claimed his pinky finger was permanently damaged after it was caught in a fold-out tray table during a flight.

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