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Ex-CEO of Snowy 2.0 project says warrants in bribery case ‘defective’
White Collar 2018-04-27 10:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

The former CEO of the lead contractor on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project now facing corruption charges was the target of Australian Federal Police search warrants that were “too broad” to be sufficient, the Federal Court was told on Friday.

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Briefly: Carl Zeiss sues over lens patent
Intellectual Property 2018-04-27 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

German optical device manufacturer Carl Zeiss has sued C.R. Surfacing Laboratories for allegedly violating one of its lens patents.

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Ex-Storm Financial execs appeal penalty
Securities 2018-04-27 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former directors of defunct financial advisory firm Storm Financial have filed an appeal after the Federal Court slapped them each with a $70,000 fine and banned them from managing corporations for seven years.

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ACTU wants new powers for workplace umpire
Employment 2018-04-27 9:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Unions are calling for the Fair Work Commission to be given the authority to arbitrate industrial disputes and become a “one-stop shop” for workplace grievances.

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Roadshow wins bid to block piracy sites
Intellectual Property 2018-04-27 9:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has ordered Telstra, Optus, Vocus and TPG to block 16 online sites for pirated content. 

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Kellogg’s ends TM battle with tennis star over Special K mark
Intellectual Property 2018-04-27 9:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Kellogg’s has ended its trade mark case against Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis, which sought to stop Kokkinakis from using his nickname “Special K” as part of a clothing and tennis wear branding campaign.

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Judge won’t give Sexpo early peek of docs in consumer case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-26 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has denied an attempt by adult exhibition operator Sexpo to gain pre-litigation access to documents held by members of a movement that last year linked the exhibition to child pornography, saying Sexpo had not establish a belief that the statements damaged its reputation.  

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Ford fined hefty $10M over dodgy PowerShift transmission
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-26 10:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has ruled that the Ford Motor Company of Australia engaged in unconscionable conduct towards customers complaining about their troubled PowerShift transmission systems, and ordered the company to pay $10 million in penalties.

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Cargill wins bid to shield docs in case over $420M Joe White Maltings sale
Corporate 2018-04-26 8:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cargill has won a discovery dispute in a case alleging fraudulent concealment by Viterra in its $420 million sale of malt producer Joe White Maltings to Cargill Australia in 2013, with a judge finding documents attached to privileged emails or emails that are part of a privileged chain are protected by legal professional privilege.

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Court hits Telstra with $10M fine for billing practices
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-04-26 6:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge on Thursday ordered Telstra to pay $10 million in penalties after admitting it misled customers by billing them for mobile phone apps they unwittingly bought.

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