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Expanded whistleblower protections to boost white collar crime enforcement
Employment 2019-02-19 5:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

Investigations into white collar crime and corporate misconduct are expected to increase significantly following the passage of a wide-ranging package of amendments to the country’s whistleblower laws.

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“Something’s gone terribly wrong”: CIMIC slammed by class action judge
Class Actions 2019-02-19 2:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has reprimanded CIMIC Group’s preparations to defend a class action against it, saying a late attempt to file critical evidence was a sign something “pretty horrible” had gone on behind the scenes.

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Leyonhjelm loses second bid to dodge Hanson-Young defamation case
Defamation 2019-02-19 11:57 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm has lost his challenge to a ruling that denied his request for speedy dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on the grounds of Parliamentary privilege.

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Judge rules for investors in class action over conman Peter Foster’s sports betting scam
Class Actions 2019-02-18 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has ruled for investors in a class action alleging they sank $12.3 million into a sports trading scam masterminded by convicted conman Peter Foster, saying they were entitled to recover their misappropriated money from the “notorious confidence trickster”.

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Third judge to hear ex-partner’s suit against Norton Rose
Employment 2019-02-18 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has recused herself from hearing a lawsuit brought against Norton Rose Fulbright by a former partner, two months after the judge that was initially assigned to the matter dodged a recusal bid by reallocating the case.

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Allergan snips Botox trade mark case against Self Care
Intellectual Property 2019-02-18 9:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

Pharmaceutical giant Allergan has streamlined its trade mark case against Self Care Corporation, which makes products marketed as Botox alternatives.

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ASIC appeals loss in Westpac personal advice case
Financial Services 2019-02-18 5:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has appealed a ruling that two Westpac units did not provide personal financial advice as part of a campaign encouraging customers to roll over external superannuation accounts.

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Bechtel settles same-sex harassment suit by male worker
Employment 2019-02-18 3:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Construction giant Bechtel has reached a settlement in a lawsuit by a male worker who claims the company shrugged off his complaints of same-sex harassment as “horseplay”.

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Retail Food Group misled couple who lost $142K in Michel’s Patisserie franchisee, court finds
Franchises 2019-02-18 3:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has found franchisor Retail Food Group made false and misleading statements to a couple whose Michel’s Patisserie franchise ultimately lost over $142,000 due to allegedly poor quality products and irregular order schedules.

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Apotex, Cipla resolve claims over Dymista patent
Intellectual Property 2019-02-18 1:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Canadian generic manufacturer Apotex has agreed to drop its lawsuit against India’s Cipla seeking to invalidate its Australian patent for popular nasal spray Dymista.

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