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Rebel Wilson to appeal “bizarre” damages cut
Media 2018-06-15 3:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Actress Rebel Wilson has vowed to appeal a decision by the Victorian Court of Appeal that slashed a record $4.75 million defamation payment down to $600,000.

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Judge won’t halt Quinn Emanuel AMP class action over venue fight
Class Actions 2018-06-15 2:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

A NSW Supreme Court judge refused Friday to pause one of five class actions against AMP despite an impending battle over where the cases should be heard.

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Gaming giants settle fight over docs in poker machine case
Intellectual Property 2018-06-15 11:34 am By Christine Caulfield

Pokies giants Ainsworth Game Technology and Aristocrat Technologies have settled their spat over access to documents ahead of a hearing to decide if Aristocrat can gather evidence for a possible case alleging its rival stole an idea for a new poker machine.

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Domain Name Corp fined $2M for misleading emails
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-15 11:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A company that registers domain names has been ordered to pay a nearly $2 million fine for sending over 300,000 unsolicited and misleading emails about its domain name services.

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Judge rejects ‘flimsy’ appeal bid in software IP case
Intellectual Property 2018-06-14 10:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge on Thursday dismissed a “flimsy” application by IT firm EIFY to launch an appeal out of time in a software copyright dispute with 3D Safety Services.

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Corrs Chambers doesn’t have to turn over invoices, appeals court says
Restructuring & Insolvency 2018-06-14 10:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed an appeal of a ruling that blocked five Westpoint Group units from requiring Corrs Chambers to turn over invoices for the work the firm performed for the companies’ receivers.

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CFMEU, official fined $50,000 for ‘foul’ rant
Employment 2018-06-14 9:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and one of its officials have been fined more than $50,000 after the official targeted a group of Chevron workers with a foul-mouthed “rant” for leaving the union. 

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Judge tosses Triguboff defamation case against Fairfax
Media 2018-06-14 9:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Fairfax Media article at the centre of a defamation case by Meriton founder Harry Triguboff does not defame the billionaire because it’s not about him, a Federal Court judge has said, calling the lawsuit a “flagrant” attempt to subvert laws that block companies from bringing defamation suits.

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Rebel Wilson’s $4.75M defamation payout slashed
Defamation 2018-06-14 12:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A record $4.75 million defamation payout to Australian actor Rebel Wilson was cut to $600,000 on Thursday by the Victorian Court of Appeal after a challenge by magazine publisher Bauer Media.

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Judge scolds lawyers for ‘epistolary grenades’ in $8M fraud case
White Collar 2018-06-13 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has chided lawyers for lobbing “epistolary grenades” in the form of “ill-advised” emails in a civil case connected to an $8 million fraud by a former solicitor with law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell.

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