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Struggling tech firm Irexchange accused of misleading shareholders in new suit
Securities 2019-11-27 3:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Troubled retail technology firm Irexchange is accused of misleading shareholders through three different capital raising offers, according to a new Federal Court case brought by investors who sunk over $4.5 million into the company.

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Big riffin: Jay-Z sues Aussie co over play on ’99 Problems’ hook
Intellectual Property 2019-11-26 12:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

International hip-hop superstar Jay-Z has sued an Australian children’s book manufacturer for “flagrant, glaring and contumelious” intellectual property infringement with its ‘AB to Jay-Z’ baby books.

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Garmin settles misuse of market power case by largest Australian supplier
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-11-19 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Garmin has reached a settlement in a competition case brought by its former exclusive Australian distributor alleging the GPS technology giant misused its market power after the supplier refused to give up its five best customers.

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Ex-Piper Alderman partner’s sex discrimination case back on
Business of Law 2019-11-08 10:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Piper Alderman partner who filed a sex discrimination case against the law firm and was ousted from the partnership months later, is pressing on with her legal action, which was stayed while her complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission played out.

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Country Care, prosecutors to battle it out over cartel charges ahead of trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-11-06 8:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mobility equipment provider Country Care Group will fight for the dismissal of three charges brought by federal prosecutors in the country’s first criminal cartel case against an Australian business.

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Full Federal Court rejects US exception to privilege against self incrimination
Appeals 2019-11-05 3:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The sole director and shareholder of OE Solutions can challenge a ruling ordering him to hand over seized documents to Australian automotive electronics developer Directed Electronics OE, with the Full Federal Court declining to adopt US precedent that carves out an exception to the privilege against self-incrimination for corporate custodians.

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Encompass patents don’t pass muster with IP Australia, despite amendment
Intellectual Property 2019-11-04 5:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IP Australia has found two Encompass innovation patents that were at the centre of a highly anticipated Full Federal Court ruling on the patentability of computer software do not describe a manner of manufacture, despite an amendment from the financial software company.

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‘Time for commercial reality to bite’: Judge orders class closure in Takata air bags class actions
Class Actions 2019-11-01 3:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing seven class actions against some of the world’s largest car makers over defective Takata airbags has ordered that class closure take place in advance of mediation, saying it was “time…for commercial reality to bite”.

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Trendy Aussie handbag designer wins injunction against ‘knockoff’ neoprene bags
Intellectual Property 2019-10-23 2:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A popular Australian designer of neoprene athleisure handbags has won an injunction barring a retail site from selling bags that copy the design of its trendy totes.

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High Court rejects council’s appeal bid in Walla Walla tip fire class action
Appeals 2019-09-13 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has cleared the way for victims of a rubbish tip fire that tore through 17,000 acres of farmland in the NSW Riverina to claim more than $20 million in damages in a class action, after rejecting an appeal bid by the local council.

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