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From angry clients to angrier ex-partners: law firms felt the sting of litigation in 2019
Business of Law 2020-01-10 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Running a law firm is not without risk, chief among them staring down a lawsuit by a client, an ex-partner or employee, even a rival firm. Last year, Australian firms faced numerous actions alleging everything from sex discrimination to negligence.

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Full Court says Oxworks wrongly awarded extra damages in patent suit
Intellectual Property 2020-01-09 5:14 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has provided clarity around additional damages in patent cases by reducing the penalties liable to be paid by an Australian fencing and gate manufacturer found to have infringed a rival’s patent for a fence base.

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Thomson Geer faces negligence lawsuit over $120M Melbourne car park deal
Business of Law 2020-01-07 1:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

Law firm Thomson Geer is facing a negligence lawsuit by a commercial property investment firm over advice it gave in relation to a $120 million Melbourne car park acquisition.

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FreezeFrame launches infringement action over RevitalEyes knock-offs
Intellectual Property 2019-10-30 10:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

The cosmetics company behind the beauty range FreezeFrame has filed proceedings against a group of companies allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its popular products, which include the top-selling RevitalEyes.

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Court blocks Konami’s last-minute defence in damages trial over Aristocrat pokie patent
Intellectual Property 2019-10-17 9:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming and entertainment giant Konami has lost a bid to amend its defence in a patent case by rival Aristocrat Technologies on the second day of a damages hearing, with the judge finding the changes were contrary to the interests of justice and would require postponing the trial until late next year.

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Aristocrat goes ‘too far’: Konami tells court pokie patent damages should be proportional
Intellectual Property 2019-10-14 10:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Aristocrat Technology has gone “too far” in seeking full profits from the sale of Konami Australia’s infringing pokie machines, with Konami arguing the court should calculate damages in relation to what proportion of its machines were created using components that infringe the gaming giant’s patent.

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Aristocrat wins Konami’s tax returns ahead of IP damages hearing
Intellectual Property 2019-10-09 3:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies Australia can look over the tax returns of rival Konami Australia as the two companies prepare for next week’s hearing over how much Konami should pay in damages for patent infringement.

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Europcar fined $350,000 after admitting to excessive credit card fees
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-14 3:35 pm By Amelia Birnie

Global car rental company Europcar has been ordered to pay $350,000 in penalties, after admitting it charged more than 60,0000 customers excessive fees on Visa and Mastercard transactions.

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Blue Sky settles case against former directors over alleged raid on database
Financial Services 2019-07-22 3:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reached a confidential settlement of its case against three former directors and two investment firms over an alleged raid on the fund manager’s confidential database.

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Judge won’t kill claim that court can wind up foreign company with no Aussie biz
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-04-29 9:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has refused to summarily dismiss a claim that the Federal Court has inherent power to order the winding up of a foreign company even if the company has no business in Australia and is not subject to the Corporations Act.

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