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Judge rules cattle gene patent can be amended, tosses ‘bizarre’ challenge
Intellectual Property 2019-01-23 9:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

US company Branhaven has won leave to amend its cow genome patent after a judge dismissed opposition by industry bodies Meat & Livestock Australia and Dairy Australia as “flimsy” and “bizarre”.

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Clive Palmer can’t shut down ASIC’s criminal case over takeover law breaches
White Collar 2019-01-23 8:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

Clive Palmer has lost a fight to stay criminal proceedings alleging his company breached takeover laws, with a judge slamming the Queensland mining tycoon’s claims the charges were politically motivated and saying there was “nothing exceptional” to warrant interference from the court.

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Merivale faces potential employment class action alleging ‘systemic underpayments’
Employment 2019-01-23 4:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sydney hospitality giant Merivale is facing a potential class action after the Fair Work Commission terminated an expired enterprise agreement, which had its army of staff on salaries well below the industry award rate.

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CFMMEU admits to Fair Work breaches in strike against Boral subsidiary
Employment 2019-01-22 9:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has admitted to contravening the Fair Work Act by taking industrial action against a subsidiary of building materials giant Boral in an attempt to coerce the company into approving a new enterprise agreement.

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ACCC decision on TPG, Vodafone merger put on hold
Telecommunications 2019-01-22 9:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has postponed the release of preliminary findings from its review into the proposed merger of telco giants TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, and has blamed the companies for the delay.

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Deep Investments’ case over $10M in share trading losses shut down
Financial Services 2019-01-22 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has shut down a case brought by investment adviser Deep Investments against a solicitor and six others over $10 million in alleged share trading losses, saying the proceedings were an abuse of process.

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Amazon had no obligation to use GetSwift’s services, class action claims
Class Actions 2019-01-21 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

GetSwift failed to disclose to investors that under an agreement announced with Amazon, the e-commerce giant had no obligation to use the logistics provider for any of its deliveries, according to new court documents filed in the shareholder class action against GetSwift and its founders.

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Ex-McInnes Wilson lawyer struck off after funneling over $680,000 to wife’s biz
Legal Ethics 2019-01-21 7:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former McInnes Wilson lawyer has been struck off the roll of practitioners after an administrative tribunal found he engaged in “protracted and egregious acts of malfeasance” by funneling over $681,000 to his wife and her business, including through forged invoices.

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Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste sue Sydney boutique over knockoffs
Intellectual Property 2019-01-21 3:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

Three global fashion giants are suing a Sydney-based boutique for allegedly importing and selling knockoff versions of their clothing.

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Judge tosses Cash Converters’ ‘singular’ bid for recusal from settlement hearing
Class Actions 2019-01-18 10:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has shot down a bid by Cash Converters to recuse himself from hearing arguments for a $16.4 million class action settlement, saying his advice while still a barrister to the law firm running the proceedings did not give rise to apprehended bias.

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