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Crumbs! Kraft loses opposition to Mars patent for chocolate flavour
An IP Australia delegate has shot down Kraft's opposition to a Mars patent for a less costly method for producing the distinct creaminess and flavour of crumb chocolate.
Seven, Kerry Stokes must hand over emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Fairfax can see 8,600 emails that passed between Seven’s commercial director and Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team as it seeks significant defence costs in the accused war criminal’s unsuccessful defamation case, a judge has ruled. 
Cosmetic Institute surgeons can’t declass breast implant action
A judge has tossed out an application by a group of surgeons who formerly worked for The Cosmetic Institute to declass a representative proceeding on behalf of 13,500 patients who claim they suffered injury or complications from breast augmentation surgery.
8,600 emails passed between Seven and Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation lawyers, court told
A "striking" 8,600 emails passed between Seven’s commercial director and Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team, suggesting the media company was actively involved in the unsuccessful defamation case, Fairfax has argued as it seeks significant defence costs.
Fairfax wants Seven, Herbert Smith Freehills emails in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Seven Network and law firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Addisons are fighting Fairfax’s bid for communications relating to Ben Roberts-Smith’s unsuccessful defamation case, as the publisher seeks its significant defence costs. 
Doctors class action won’t take precedence over union-backed cases
A union representing 54 junior doctors alleging they were systemically underpaid has defeated a bid by NSW Health to stay its case until the determination of a related class action on behalf of tens of thousands of medical officers. 
Trial wipeout in lawyer’s fight with inventor behind surf machine patent
An upcoming trial in a long-running legal stoush between a patent lawyer and the inventor of a energy efficient surf machine over the rights to the invention has been vacated after a judge found the company the rights were assigned to has not provided satisfactory discovery.
Junior doctors beat back declassing bid by NSW in overtime case
A junior doctor representing thousands of medical officers in NSW has thwarted an application by the state to declass her group proceeding, with a judge saying a "single determination" of the issues common to all group members was the most efficient way of resolving them.
Ben Roberts-Smith appeals after court finds he committed war crimes
Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has filed an appeal after he lost his defamation case against Nine-owned Fairfax in a ruling that found he committed murder in Afghanistan and was not a reliable witness. 
‘Commercial nonsense’ ruling shot down in AMP lease dispute
Willis Australia has won an appeal against its landlord, AMP Capital, with a court ruling the insurance broker is entitled to withdraw notice it gave in December 2019 to renew its office lease.