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New claims target GetSwift’s enterprise client announcement
Class Actions 2018-03-23 2:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Squire Patton Boggs has expanded its shareholder class action against GetSwift to include claims over statements the logistics software company made to shareholders regarding high-volume enterprise contracts.

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Zoetis faces class action over horse drug
Class Actions 2018-03-23 11:33 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Zoetis is facing a class action from horse owners who say the pharmaceutical company made misleading claims about its Hendra virus drug.

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King & Wood Mallesons email in IP spat is privileged, judge rules
Intellectual Property 2018-03-23 11:31 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Sending an email of advice to third parties does not necessarily constitute waiver of legal professional privilege, a Federal Court judge has ruled, siding with the University of Sydney in an intellectual property dispute with ObjectiVision.

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DibbsBarker to close up shop following Dentons deal
Business of Law 2018-03-22 10:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

DibbsBarker is closing its doors after signing a deal that will see 17 partners and support staff move to Dentons, the world’s largest firm.

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ACCC to look at Facebook’s use of data
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-03-22 8:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The head of Australia’s consumer regulator says the agency will look at whether Facebook is misleading users about how it collects and uses their data, in light of revelations that millions of Facebook users unknowingly had their data harvested by political research firm Cambridge Analytica.

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Judge slams lawyers for rugby league, former player
Product Liability 2018-03-22 4:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has scolded lawyers for a former rugby player and the Australian Rugby League Commission for taking nearly three years to come to an agreement on discovery, calling the delay a “disgrace” and ordering the parties to agree to a hearing timetable by April.

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Life insurer to refund customers $900K for cost of living increases
Financial Services 2018-03-22 3:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Life insurer TAL Direct Pty Ltd has agreed to refund 1,200 funeral insurance customers after telling ASIC it violated the terms of their policies by failing to turn off cost of living increases.

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Souvenir supplier sold fake Aboriginal art, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-22 1:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has accused an Aboriginal art and souvenir supplier of sourcing its products from Indonesia but falsely claiming they were made or hand painted in Australia by Indigenous people.

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ACTU calls for Fair Work Act update to combat ‘wage theft’
Employment 2018-03-22 11:23 am By Christine Caulfield

ACTU secretary Sally McManus called for an overhaul of the Fair Work Act on Wednesday, saying Australia’s workplace laws were broken and the Turnbull government was willfully ignoring the crisis.

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ACCC won’t oppose Bayer, Monsanto deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-22 11:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose agricultural giant Bayer AG’s proposed $US66 billion acquisition of rival Monsanto Corporation, after Bayer agreed to divestitures to win approval from the European Commission.

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