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Judge bars ASX from delisting Chinese food retailer Winha
Exclusive 2018-05-22 3:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

China-based food retailer Winha Commerce has secured an interim court injunction barring the Australian Stock Exchange from delisting the company after the exchange issued queries to all Chinese listed companies about problems converting the renminbi.

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Judge throws out S&P damages expert in CDO trial
Securities 2018-05-22 3:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge overseeing a trial against S&P Global over its ratings of synthetic collateralised debt obligations has tossed the company’s damages expert, saying she lacked sufficient expertise to provide an opinion on the value of the instruments.

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ACCC awaits judgment in Pfizer misuse of market power appeal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-22 12:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC will face a test of its ability to win misuse of market power cases when a long-awaited judgment is handed down this week in the regulator’s appeal of a ruling dismissing its case alleging Pfizer misused its market power in the months leading up to the expiration of the patent for its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.

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Toys ‘R’ Us Australia goes into voluntary administration
Restructuring & Insolvency 2018-05-21 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Just two months after the retailer announced it would close down all of its US and UK stores, the Australian unit of Toys ‘R’ Us has announced it has gone into voluntary administration.

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TWU can’t stall $270k penalty for lax record keeping
Employment 2018-05-21 11:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Transport Workers Union has lost its bid for a stay of a court order that it pay a $270,000 penalty for allegedly keeping almost 21,000 lapsed members on its register and failing to keep copies of records. 

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IP Australia shuts down another coffee capsule patent
Intellectual Property 2018-05-21 11:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

For the third time this year, IP Australia has upheld a challenge to a coffee capsule patent, finding that the patent, owned by a unit of German food giant Kruger, was not inventive.

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Former Freenet director hit with fraud charges
Technology 2018-05-21 10:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s corporate regulator has brought fraud charges against the former director of failed internet company Freenet, alleging he took money from the company and used false invoices to conceal the theft. 

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Norton Rose, ex-partner head to trial after mediation fails
Employment 2018-05-21 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

A thorny dispute between Norton Rose Fulbright and former employment partner Thomas Martin will head to trial after the Federal Court heard Monday that “all attempts at mediation have failed”.

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CFMEU official John Lomax wins AFP payout over blackmail charges
Employment 2018-05-21 9:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Federal Police has settled a malicious prosecution case brought by former CFMEU organiser John Lomax over blackmail charges against the union official that were dropped just months later.

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AGL knocks back Alinta’s $250M offer for Liddell power station
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-05-21 12:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

AGL has rejected a $250 million bid to buy its Liddell power station and will go ahead with plans to close the coal-fired plant in four years, the power company told shareholders Monday.

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