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TasPorts agrees it misused market power, but won’t pay penalty in ACCC case
The ACCC has secured a misuse of market power declaration against Tasmanian government-owned TasPorts in the regulator's first action under amended competition laws, but the ports company will not pay a penalty as part of an agreement to resolve the case.
Crown class action can access Vic gaming watchdog’s interviews with employees
A shareholder class action against Crown Resorts can access transcripts of interviews conducted by the Victorian gaming regulator with former top brass and two Crown employees who were arrested in China in 2016 as part of a crackdown on gambling
Pharmacor takes aim at Novartis patents for MS drug Gilenya
Generic drug company Pharmacor has fired back in a patent lawsuit by Novartis, filing a cross-claim seeking to invalidate the Swiss drug giant's patents for its blockbuster MS drug Gilenya.
K&L Gates boosts IP team by snapping up Herbert Smith Freehills partner
K&L Gates has bolstered its Australian intellectual property team by nabbing a leading IP lawyer and partner from rival Herbert Smith Freehills.
ASIC accuses Westpac of insider trading over Ausgrid privatisation
Westpac has been accused by the corporate regulator of insider trading before the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid.
Monash IVF faces potential class action over ‘ineffective’ genetic tests
Costly add-on therapies sold by Monash IVF to thousands of women undergoing IVF -- including pre-implantation genetic testing -- are the targets of a new class action investigation.
Forge liquidators can expand insider trading case against Clough, directors
The liquidators of Forge Group have won court approval to expand their insider trading case against construction company Clough over the $187 million sale of its stake in the failed engineering and construction firm.
YouTuber Jordan Shanks says NSW Deputy Premier threatened to sue for defamation
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is allegedly threatening to sue YouTuber Jordan Shanks for defamation over videos which allegedly implied he acted corruptly and engaged in a destructive campaign to make koalas extinct.
Former QC, now judge hit with costs in negligent advice case
A former QC who is now a judge on the Victorian Supreme Court judge has been hit with costs following a ruling that he and a law firm acquired by Russell Kennedy provided negligent advice to a former client on a land purchase contract.
Judge mulling $38.4M Estia settlement hears class closure rulings ‘plainly wrong’
A judge weighing a $38.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health has been told that two NSW Court of Appeal judgments barring class closure were “plainly wrong”, but in deciding whether to lock group members out of the settlement the judge says he won’t need to grapple with the landmark rulings.