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Lendlease faces second shareholder class action after $350M writedown
Class Actions 2019-07-23 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Construction giant Lendlease faces a second shareholder class action over market disclosures relating to its underperforming engineering division, and joining the case is one of the biggest public pension funds in the US.

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HWL Ebsworth in court to appeal $450,000 unfair dismissal judgment
Employment 2019-07-23 10:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm HWL Ebsworth is due in court Wednesday for a hearing in its challenge to a judgment awarding an expelled partner $450,000 in damages for his “irrational and wrong” dismissal.

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Caterpillar pounces on Puma’s ‘procat’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-07-23 9:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A catfight has broken out between construction equipment and workwear maker Caterpillar and sneaker giant Puma, with Caterpillar arguing Puma’s ‘procat’ trade mark is deceptively similar to its ‘cat’ marks.

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Arrium directors in firing line after three-year investigation into $4B collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-23 4:39 pm By Amelia Birnie

Insolvency firm Kordamentha has filed proceedings against ten former directors of the Arrium Group, accusing them of breaching of their duties to prevent insolvent trading after the steel giant collapsed with almost $4 billion in debt.

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ASIC takes shipbuilder Austal to court over legal privilege claims amid probe
Securities 2019-07-22 10:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Defence shipbuilder Austal faces legal action by the corporate regulator challenging claims of privilege over documents sought as part of a probe into disclosures linked to cost overruns on the company’s $4 billion US Navy ship-building program.

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Judge urges Grant Thornton to consider Chinese wall in KPMG class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-07-22 10:10 pm By Amelia Birnie

The settlement of the Discovery Metals investor class action against KPMG has experienced another setback, after scheme administrator Grant Thornton flagged a potential conflict of interest in acting as a costs contradictor over Piper Alderman’s controversial $3.5 million legal bill.

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Judge takes lighter load, gets mentoring after panning by appeals courts
Legal Ethics 2019-07-22 9:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who this month faced strong criticism from an appeals court for his “egregious” conduct in a case, has stepped down from senior administrative roles on the Federal Circuit Court and will receive mentoring, the court confirmed Monday.

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Mylan fires another shot at Cipla in generic Lipidil battle
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-22 9:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mylan has launched a lawsuit against Cipla for allegedly copying the get-up of its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipidil, after losing a bid to block Cipla and Sun Pharma from selling generic versions of the drug while it appeals a ruling invalidating several claims of its patents.

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More than a ‘scintilla of inventiveness’: Motorola defends source code as Hytera trial kicks off
Intellectual Property 2019-07-22 8:01 pm By Amelia Birnie

Patents at the centre of a high stakes IP dispute between tech giants Motorola and Hytera have significantly more than the necessary “scintilla of inventiveness” to be deemed valid, Motorola said on the first day of a month-long trial.

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Boehringer wins time to oppose Intervet patent after lawyers botched deadline
Intellectual Property 2019-07-22 4:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A unit of Boehringer Ingelheim has been given more time to oppose a proposed patent by rival drug maker Intervet, after the German drug company’s lawyers sent an email with the wrong opposition deadline.

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