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Holding Redlich lawyer tells ICAC he ‘would never advise a client’ to cover up illegal donations
White Collar 2019-09-09 9:06 pm By Amelia Birnie

Holding Redlich national managing partner Ian Robertson has ā€œcategorically deniedā€ that he advised the NSW Labor general secretary to cover up a $100,000 illegal political donation, telling ICAC that he ā€œwould never advise a client to behave in that mannerā€.

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Ex-Tennis Australia directors lose bid for ASIC chats with witnesses
White Collar 2019-09-09 3:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two former directors of Tennis Australia can’t access chats between ASIC and other executives from the tennis body, with a judge finding the documents recording the communications with the potential witnesses were created in anticipation of litigation and were therefore privileged.

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Liquidators can find some Plutus workers’ claims not a priority, judge says
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-09-09 2:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The liquidators of Plutus Payroll Australia, the company at the heart of a high profile $105 million tax fraud, can determine that claims made during the liquidation by some of its 4,500 workers are not claims of employees and do not need to be prioritised.

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Hytera takes another shot at defending Motorola theft claims
Appeals 2019-09-09 2:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hytera will take another shot at winning court approval to amend its defence so it can blame Motorola for not alerting it to the alleged theft of the US telco’s source code by former employees sooner.

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Vittoria roasts Lavazza over ‘oro’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-09-09 12:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A simmering battle over the ‘oro’ trade mark has bubbled over, with Australian coffee giant Vittoria filing Federal Court proceedings alleging Italian competitor Lavazza has knowingly violated its trade mark for the Italian word gold.

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State Street can use evidence from Maurice Blackburn case in US suit against Fearless Girl artist
Intellectual Property 2019-09-06 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

State Street Global Advisors has been given the go-ahead to use evidence unearthed in its trade mark and copyright action against Maurice Blackburn over the iconic Fearless Girl statue as evidence in a related US lawsuit against the sculpture’s creator.

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James Cook University hit with $1.2M judgment for sacking climate skeptic
Employment 2019-09-06 9:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has ordered James Cook University to pay over $1.2 million to a controversial climate change professor who was sacked in a manner the judge found “reprehensibly unfair” and an “egregious abuse of power”.

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Google can’t get quick win in second defamation case by medical researcher
Defamation 2019-09-06 9:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Google will need to mount a full defence over its liability for defamatory material in search results, after it lost its bid for summary dismissal of a second claim brought by a South Australian doctor over the availability of ā€˜Rip-off Reportā€™ posts.

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LG to pay $160,000 for misleading customers about refund rights on faulty TVs
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-09-06 9:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Electronics giant LG has been ordered to pay a $160,000 penalty after its call centre workers misled two complaining customers about their rights to replace a faulty television or get a refund under the Australian Consumer Law.

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Westpac faces class action over ‘excessive’ super rates
Class Actions 2019-09-06 3:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two Westpac units have been hit with a class action over allegedly excessive superannuation interest rates,Ā  the third class action filed as part of Slater and Gordon’s $1 billion ‘Get Your Super Back’ campaign.

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