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Monsanto to attack decades of science in Roundup class action, court told
Trials 2023-09-04 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews

On the first day of a seven-week trial, the applicant in a class action against Monsanto has taken aim at the agrochemical giantā€™s ā€œsame old approachā€ to undermining decades of evidence it says demonstrates the cancer-causing properties of popular weed killer Roundup.

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Nine’s stories on surgeon the ‘opposite of public interest’, court told
Trials 2023-09-04 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has argued in his defamation case against Nine that stories detailing his alleged negligence misled the public about medical issues and were the ā€œopposite of public interestā€ journalism.Ā 

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Workplace bill to close labour-hire loophole, criminalise wage theft
Policy and Regulation 2023-09-04 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government has unveiled its latest industrial relations bill to set minimum conditions for the gig economy and empower the workplace umpire to order equal pay for labour hire workers.

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Roberts-Smith’s case an abuse of process, Fairfax tells court in costs bid
Defamation 2023-09-04 2:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith should pay all costs reasonably incurred by Fairfax in successfully defending itself in his defamation case, which took more than 100 trial days and was an abuse of process, a court has heard.

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Tyro lawsuit accuses authorised rep of pushing competing EFTPOS product
Fintech 2023-09-04 2:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fintech Tyro has taken an authorised representative to court for allegedly breaching its contractual obligations by pushing a competing payment system on merchants.

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Qantas breaks silence on ACCC case over flight cancellations
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-04 2:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas has responded to ACCC proceedings alleging it sold thousands of tickets on cancelled flights, saying the period in which the alleged unlawful conduct occurred was one of “well-publicised upheaval” for airlines.

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Spotless charged for underpaying $17,000 in long service leave
Employment 2023-09-04 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cleaning services giant Spotless has been charged for allegedly shortchanging 13 former employees $17,500 in long service leave entitlements.

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Bayer’s Monsanto takes Roundup class action to trial
Trials 2023-09-01 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Agrochemical giant Monsanto is digging in for a fight in a class action over its alleged carcinogenic weed killer, Roundup, having refused to budge in mediation despite a $16 billion settlement in the US.

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Lights out on Hanhwa’s solar cell patent infringement suit
Intellectual Property 2023-09-01 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

A solar cell patent at the heart of intellectual property litigation brought by South Korean technology giant Hanwha has been found invalid.

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Despite conflicts, ASIC loses fight over insolvency partners’ remuneration
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-09-01 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two former Ferrier Hodgson partners had conflicts of interest when they accepted appointments as administrators of a failed pig farm operation, an appeals court has found, but their remuneration won’t take a hit as a result.

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