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Clive Palmer agrees to pay indemnity costs in Twisted Sister copyright dispute
Intellectual Property 2021-06-22 1:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Billionaire Clive Palmer has agreed to pay part of Universal Music’s costs on an indemnity basis, after a judge found he infringed substantial parts of the copyright for Twister Sister’s rock anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages.

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Ben Roberts-Smith admits to owning glass replica of prosthetic leg
Defamation 2021-06-21 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith has admitted that he owns a glass replica of the prosthetic leg belonging to a man he killed in Afghanistan, as trial in his defamation case entered its third week.

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Defending a trial in lockdown all in a day’s work for CBP’s Adrian Konstantinidis
Litigation Rising Stars 2021-06-21 10:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

The “hustle and bustle” of defending companies in complex litigation does not faze Colin Biggers & Paisley’s Adrian Konstantinidis, so when the COVID-19 pandemic struck on the eve of one of the most complicated series of cases in Australia, he and his firm were ready.

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Full Court upholds Sequenom’s win in patent battle over prenatal genetic tests
Intellectual Property 2021-06-21 6:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has upheld US biotech company Sequenom’s  patent for a noninvasive prenatal genetic test, rejecting rival Ariosa Diagnostic’s argument that the patent merely described a way to extract incorporeal genetic information.

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HWL Ebsworth’s Juan Martinez wants all partners named in lawsuit, not just him
Business of Law 2021-06-21 3:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The managing partner of HWL Ebsworth, who has been targeted in a lawsuit by a former equity partner over the law firm’s aborted IPO, is resisting efforts to be named as representative defendant in the case.

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MinterEllison appoints acting CEO Virginia Briggs as new boss
Business of Law 2021-06-21 2:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

MinterEllison’s acting chief executive officer Virginia Briggs will officially take the reins of the law firm after temporarily replacing ousted CEO Annette Kimmitt.

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Noni B owner must hand over docs sought by ACMA in Spam Act investigation
Justice Anna Katzmann 2021-06-21 1:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered Noni B owner Mosaic Brands to comply with a request for documents issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to potential violations of the Spam Act.

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Barrister reprimanded for lewd gesture at professional dinner
Legal Ethics 2021-06-21 1:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A NSW barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner has been reprimanded for unsatisfactory professional conduct.

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Judge tosses plaintiff’s case in first Takata airbags class action to face trial
Class Actions 2021-06-18 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a major defeat that could affect the fate of six other cases lined up behind it, a judge has dismissed the lead plaintiff’s claims in a class action against Volkswagen over deadly Takata airbags.

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Johnson Winter & Slattery’s Felicity Karageorge on why she’s always learning
Litigation Rising Stars 2021-06-18 11:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Johnson Winter & Slattery senior associate Felicity Karageorge first discovered she wanted a career in the law from an unlikely source: daytime television.

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